Associations between surgeons' preoperative expectations of lumbar surgery and patient-reported 2-year outcomes.
Carol A MancusoRoland DuculanFrank P CammisaAndrew A SamaAlexander P HughesDarren R LeblFederico P GirardiPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2024)
Surgeons' preoperative expectations were associated with patient-reported postoperative improvement in symptoms and function, but not with satisfaction. These findings are consistent with clinical practice in that surgeons expect some but not complete improvement from surgery and do not anticipate that any particular patient will have markedly unfavorable satisfaction ratings. In addition to preoperative discussions about expectations, patients and surgeons should acknowledge different types of outcomes and address them jointly in postoperative discussions.
Keyphrases
- patient reported
- patients undergoing
- minimally invasive
- quality improvement
- thoracic surgery
- coronary artery bypass
- clinical practice
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- case report
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- prognostic factors
- metabolic syndrome
- advance care planning
- coronary artery disease
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes