Journal article
Do surgeons treat their patients like they would treat themselves?
SJ Janssen, T Teunis, TG Guitton, D Ring, AB Spoor, A Chauhan, AB Shafritz, A Wasterlain, AL Terrono, AS Neviaser, A Schmidt, A Nelson, AN Miller, A Kristan, T Apard, A Berner, A Ilyas, A Jubel, B Jost, G Babis Show all
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background There is substantial unexplained geographical and surgeon-to-surgeon variation in rates of surgery.Onewould expect surgeons to treat patients and themselves similarly based on best evidence and accounting for patient preferences. Questions/purposes (1) Are surgeons more likely to recommend surgery when choosing for a patient than for themselves? (2) Are surgeons less confident in deciding for patients than for themselves? Methods Two hundred fifty-four (32%) of 790 Science of Variation Group (SOVG) members reviewed 21 fictional upper extremity cases (eg, distal radius fracture, De Quervain tendinopathy) for which surgery is optional answering two questions: (1) What treatment woul..
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