Frailty is common in the older population and is a predictor of adverse outcomes following
emergency and elective surgery. Identification of frailty is key to enable targeted intervention …

Background At times, clinical case complexity and different types of uncertainty present
challenges to less experienced clinicians or the naive application of clinical guidelines …

Importance There has been increasing legislative interest in regulating gender-affirming
surgery, in part due to the concern about decisional regret. The regret rate following gender …

Objective: To define a standardized methodology for establishing benchmarks for relevant
outcomes in surgery. Summary Background Data: Benchmarking is an established tool to …

Increasing numbers of older people are undergoing surgery with benefits including symptom
relief and extended longevity. Despite these benefits, older people are more likely than …

Surgeons perform two primary tasks: operating and engaging patients and caregivers in
shared decision-making. Human dexterity and decision-making are biologically limited …

Study Design. Cross-sectional survey and retrospective review of prospectively collected
data. Objective. To explore how patients perceive their decision to pursue spine surgery for …

Aim Little is known about optimal management strategies for pilonidal sinus disease (PSD).
We conducted a mixed‐methods study to understand why patients make, and sometimes …

Background: Lasting regret after gender-affirming surgery (GAS) is a difficult multifaceted
clinical scenario with profound effects on individual well-being as well as being a politically …

Introduction Psychological research provides insights into how parents approach medical
decisions on behalf of children. The medical decision of concern here is the surgical …