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A Systematic Review of the Factors that Patients Use to Choose their Surgeon

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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Source Name: World Journal of Surgery

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Alexander T. Yahanda, Kelly J. Lafaro, Gaya Spolverato, Timothy M. Pawlik

Given surgery’s inherent risks, a patient should be able to make the most informed decisions possible in selecting surgical treatment. However, there is little information on what factors patients deem important when choosing a surgeon. We performed a systematic review of the literature focused on how patients select surgical care, focusing on identification of factors that influence patient choice as well as important sources of information used by patients.

 

Patients draw upon a myriad of factors when choosing a surgeon and the circumstances surrounding patients’ decisions maybe differ based on sociodemographic, cultural, as well as other factors. Additional information on how patients choose surgeons or hospitals will help providers assist patients in finding their preferred caregivers.

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