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Provision of a surgeon's performance data for people considering elective surgery
Amanda Henderson1, Simon Henderson
1c/o Cochrane Consumers & Communication Review Group, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, 3086.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
|November 12, 2010
Summary
No studies evaluated surgeon performance data for elective surgery patients. More research is needed to understand patient and professional views on sharing this data.
Area of Science:
- Health consumerism
- Surgical outcomes research
- Patient empowerment
Background:
- A consumer health model suggests patients need surgeon performance data for informed consent and choice.
- Providing this data can empower patients in their healthcare decisions.
- Controversy exists regarding the provision and patient desire for surgeon performance data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the effects of providing a surgeon's performance data to people considering elective surgery.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive database searches were conducted (CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Current Contents, Proquest Dissertations and Theses).
- Included studies were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cluster RCTs, quasi-RCTs, and controlled before and after studies.
- Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts.
Main Results:
- No studies met the inclusion criteria for the review.
- Consequently, no data on the effect of providing surgeon performance data to patients was available.
Conclusions:
- There is a lack of empirical evidence on the impact of surgeon performance data for individual patients undergoing elective surgery.
- The efficacy of publicly reporting surgeon performance for patient decision-making remains untested.
- Further qualitative research is recommended to explore current interventions and attitudes towards sharing this data.
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