November 22, 2011Patient Safety in SurgeryOpen Access

Perception of surgical complications among patients, nurses and physicians: a prospective cross-sectional survey

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Population

227 patients, 143 nurses and 245 physicians

Design

Cross-sectional, Blinded towards the Clavien-Dindo classification

Authors

KSKsenija SlankamenacWestern University RGRolf GrafUniversity Hospital of Zurich MPMilo A. PuhanDartmouth College

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Aligns patient, nurse, and physician perceptions of complication severity; extends Clavien-Dindo validation but leaves prospective decision impact open.

Structured PICO

Population

227 patients, 143 nurses and 245 physicians

Intervention

Rating the severity of 30 common post-operative complications on a numerical analogue scale from 0 to 100

Outcome

Severity rating of 30 common post-operative complications and reproducibility of responses (ICC)patient reported

Patients, nurses, and physicians perceive the severity of post-operative complications similarly, supporting the use of the Clavien-Dindo classification in shared decision-making.

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Slankamenac et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72c2dd26a7f98052de7786 https://doi.org/10.1186/1754-9493-5-30

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Implication

Aligns patient, nurse, and physician perceptions of complication severity; extends Clavien-Dindo validation but leaves prospective decision impact open.

Perception of surgical complications among patients, nurses and physicians: a prospective cross-sectional survey

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

Perception of surgical complications among patients, nurses and physicians: a prospective cross-sectional survey

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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