An Analysis of the Decision-Making Process After "Decision not to Operate" in Acutely Unwell, High-Risk General Surgery Patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Elderly patients with poorer functional status and predicted risks more often drive multidisciplinary discussions on whether to operate. Within the limitations of not knowing the outcome otherwise, it appears surgeons take a reasonable approach when deciding not to operate. PMID: 31814434 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research