Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Decision analysis in surgery

J D Birkmeyer1, N O Birkmeyer

  • 1Department of Surgery, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., USA.

Surgery
|July 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Decision analysis in surgery is increasingly used for clinical policy. Surgeons should critically review these studies as their application grows, impacting surgical decision-making and healthcare economics.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Influence of national centralization of oesophagogastric cancer on management and clinical outcome from emergency upper gastrointestinal conditions.

The British journal of surgery·2017
Same author

Progress and challenges in improving surgical outcomes.

The British journal of surgery·2012
Same author

Case mix, quality and high-cost kidney transplant patients.

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons·2009
Same author

The effects of donor and recipient practices on transplant center finances.

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons·2008
Same author

Decision analysis for small, asymptomatic intracranial arteriovenous malformations.

Neurosurgical focus·2006
Same author

A prospective study comparing the complication rates between laparoscopic and open ventral hernia repairs.

Surgical endoscopy·2003
Same journal

Outcomes following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair in nonagenarian patients.

Surgery·2026
Same journal

Fistulotomy with primary sphincteroplasty for complex anal fistulas: Should we be concerned about incontinence?

Surgery·2026
Same journal

No need for mesh in the repair of hiatal hernias: Autologous tissue hiatoplasty techniques for the repair of the complex diaphragmatic defect.

Surgery·2026
Same journal

Incretin-based therapies and altered myocardial metabolism in a swine model of ischemic heart disease in the setting of metabolic syndrome.

Surgery·2026
Same journal

Colonoscopy utilization and persistent disparities in early onset colorectal cancer: A multistate, multi-institution nested case-control study.

Surgery·2026
Same journal

From blades to heels: Lessons in performance from the ice to the practice of surgery.

Surgery·2026
See all related articles

Area of Science:

  • Decision analysis
  • Surgical specialties
  • Clinical policy

Background:

  • Decision analysis is frequently applied to surgical clinical policy and economic issues.
  • Surgeons may lack familiarity with decision analysis literature.
  • This study catalogs decision analysis research within surgical specialties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and categorize surgical decision analysis studies.
  • To assess trends in the publication of these studies over time.
  • To inform surgeons about the growing use of decision analysis in their field.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review from 1966 to 1994.
  • Categorization of studies by journal type, surgical specialty, clinical topic, article focus, and findings.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Analysis of publication trends and focus areas.

    • Main Results:

    • Publication rates of surgical decision analysis increased dramatically, with most studies appearing after 1990.
    • While primarily published in non-surgical journals, their presence in surgical forums is growing.
    • General surgery and cardiothoracic surgery were most frequently addressed, with topics including gallstones and cancer. Clinical policy analyses now dominate.

    Conclusions:

    • The application of decision analysis in surgery is experiencing significant growth.
    • Given its influence on clinical policy, surgeons must be aware of and critically evaluate these studies.