Shared decision making in surgery: A scoping review of the literature.
Kacper NiburskiElena GuadagnoSadaf MohtashamiDan PoenaruPublished in: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (2020)
SDM in surgery decreases decisional conflict, anxiety and surgical intervention rates, while increasing knowledge retained decisional satisfaction, quality and physician trust. Surgical patients also appear to prefer SDM paradigms. SDM appears beneficial in surgery and therefore worth promoting and expanding in use.