"I'd never have that operation again" - a mixed-methods study on how patients react to adverse outcomes following foot and ankle surgery.
Israa AbdallaAaron P RobertsonVivienne TippettTom P WalshSimon R PlattPublished in: Journal of foot and ankle research (2022)
Self-reported adverse outcomes following foot and ankle surgery were prevalent and participants in this study consistently complained of persistent pain. Regret was common and reasons cited for their adverse outcomes centred around the feelings of inadequate communication and failure to meet expectations.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- chronic pain
- prognostic factors
- surgical site infection
- peritoneal dialysis
- neuropathic pain
- emergency department
- spinal cord injury
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention