Time for a paradigm shift in shared decision-making in trauma and emergency surgery? Results from an international survey
Authors: Cobianchi Lorenzo , Dal Mas Francesca , Agnoletti Vanni , Ansaloni Luca , Biffl Walter , Butturini Giovanni , Campostrini Stefano , Catena Fausto , Denicolai Stefano , Fugazzola Paola , Martellucci Jacopo , Massaro Maurizio , Previtali Pietro , Ruta Federico , Venturi Alessandro , Woltz Sarah , Kaafarani Haytham M. , Loftus Tyler J. ,   the Team Dynamics Study Group, Aapoäÿlu Recayi , Abbott Kenneth Lyle , Abdelmalik Abubaker , Abebe Nebyou Seyoum , Abu-Zidan Fikri , Adam Yousif Abdallah Yousif , Adamou Harissou , Adamovich Dmitry Mikhailovich , Agresta Ferdinando , Agrusa Antonino , Akin Emrah , Alessiani Mario , Alexandrino Henrique , Bidoli Chiara , Ali Syed Muhammad , Mihai Vasilescu Alin , Almeida Pedro Miguel , Al-Shehari Mohammed Mohammed , Altomare Michele , Amico Francesco , Ammendola Michele , Andreuccetti Jacopo , Anestiadou Elissavet , Annicchiarico Alfredo , Antonelli Amedeo , Aparicio-Sanchez Daniel , Ardito Antonella , Argenio Giulio , Arvieux Catherine Claude , Arvieux Catherine , Askevold Ingolf Harald , Atanasov Boyko Tchavdarov , Augustin Goran , Awad Selmy Sabry , Bacchiocchi Giulia , Bagnoli Carlo , Bahouth Hany , Baili Efstratia , Bains Lovenish , Baiocchi Gian Luca , Bala Miklosh , Balaguà© Carmen , Balalis Dimitrios , Baldini Edoardo , Baraket oussama , Baral Suman , Barone Mirko , Gonzãlez Barranquero Alberto , Barreras Jorge Arturo , Bass Gary Alan , Bayhan Zulfu , Bellanova Giovanni , Ben-Ishay Offir , Bert Fabrizio , Bianchi Valentina , Biancuzzi Helena , Radulescu Raluca Bievel , Bignell Mark Brian , Biloslavo Alan , Bini Roberto , Bissacco Daniele , Boati Paoll , Boddaert Guillaume , Bogdanic Branko , Bombardini Cristina , Bonavina Luigi , Bonomo Luca , Bottari Andrea , Bouliaris Konstantinos , Brachini Gioia , Brillantino Antonio , Brisinda Giuseppe , Bulanauca Maloni Mamada , Buonomo Luis Antonio , Burcharth Jakob , Buscemi Salvatore , Calabretto Francesca , Calini Giacomo , Calu Valentin , Campanile Fabio Cesare , Campo Dall’Orto Riccardo , Campos-Serra Andrea , Carvas Joao Miguel , Cascella Marco , Pattacini Gianmaria Casoni , Celentano Valerio , Centonze Danilo Corrado , Ceresoli Marco , Chatzipetris Dimitrios , Chessa Antonella , Chiarello Maria Michela , Chirica Mircea , Chooklin Serge , Chouliaras Christos , Chowdhury Sharfuddin , Cianci Pasquale , Cillara Nicola , Cimbanassi Stefania , Cioffi Stefano Piero Bernardo , Colãis-Ruiz Enrique , Colak Elif , Conti Luigi , Coppola Alessandro , de Sa Tiago Correia , Costa Silvia Dantas , Cozza Valerio , Curro’ Giuseppe , Dabekaussen Kirsten Felicia Ann-Sophie Aimee , D’acapito Fabrizio , Damaskos Dimitrios , D’Ambrosio Giancarlo , Das Koray , Davies Richard Justin , de Beaux Andrew Charles , De Lebrusant Fernandez Sara Patricia , De Luca Alessandro , De Simone Belinda , De Stefano Francesca , Degrate Luca , Demetrashvili Zaza , Demetriades Andreas Kyriacou , Detanac Dzemail Smail , Dezi Agnese , Di Buono Giuseppe , Carlo Isidoro-D. 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Published: February 2023

Background

Shared decision-making (SDM) between clinicians and patients is one of the pillars of the modern patient-centric philosophy of care. This study aims to explore SDM in the discipline of trauma and emergency surgery, investigating its interpretation as well as the barriers and facilitators for its implementation among surgeons.

Methods

Grounding on the literature on the topics of the understanding, barriers, and facilitators of SDM in trauma and emergency surgery, a survey was created by a multidisciplinary committee and endorsed by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES). The survey was sent to all 917 WSES members, advertised through the society’s website, and shared on the society’s Twitter profile.

Results

A total of 650 trauma and emergency surgeons from 71 countries in five continents participated in the initiative. Less than half of the surgeons understood SDM, and 30% still saw the value in exclusively engaging multidisciplinary provider teams without involving the patient. Several barriers to effectively partnering with the patient in the decision-making process were identified, such as the lack of time and the need to concentrate on making medical teams work smoothly.

Discussion

Our investigation underlines how only a minority of trauma and emergency surgeons understand SDM, and perhaps, the value of SDM is not fully accepted in trauma and emergency situations. The inclusion of SDM practices in clinical guidelines may represent the most feasible and advocated solutions.