Factors Associated With Postoperative Decisional Regret in Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Hiromitsu KinoshitaTatsuto NishigoriTakayo NakabeNorihiro ShimoikeKeiko SatoYuichi ImanakaKazutaka ObamaYumi Matsumura

Published in: The American surgeon (2023)

Preoperative trust in physician and postoperative complications were significantly associated with postoperative decision regret in patients undergoing surgery for GI cancer. Although patients may regret their choice of surgery when postoperative complications occur, trust in their physician may help reduce feelings of regret.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
papillary thyroid
end stage renal disease
primary care
emergency department
surgical site infection
chronic kidney disease
squamous cell
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
decision making
childhood cancer
acute coronary syndrome