Clinical decision-making for appendectomy in Kosovo: A conjoint analysis

I Hoxha, B Duraj, S Xharra, A Avdaj, V Beqiri… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
I Hoxha, B Duraj, S Xharra, A Avdaj, V Beqiri, K Grezda, E Selmani, B Avdiu, J Cegllar…
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022mdpi.com
Objective: The objective was to investigate the association of clinical attributes with decision
making for performing appendectomy and making preoperative preparations for
appendectomy. Method: A conjoint analysis with 17 clinical scenarios was executed with
surgeons employed at public hospitals in Kosovo. Setting: The study was conducted at two
public hospitals in Kosovo that have benefited from quality-improvement interventions.
Participants: The participants included 22 surgeons. Outcome measures: The primary …
Objective: The objective was to investigate the association of clinical attributes with decision making for performing appendectomy and making preoperative preparations for appendectomy.
Method
A conjoint analysis with 17 clinical scenarios was executed with surgeons employed at public hospitals in Kosovo.
Setting
The study was conducted at two public hospitals in Kosovo that have benefited from quality-improvement interventions.
Participants
The participants included 22 surgeons.
Outcome measures
The primary outcome was the overall effect of clinical attributes on the decision to perform appendectomy and make the preoperative preparations for appendectomy. Results: In the regression analyses, several attributes demonstrated statistically significant effects on the clinical decision to perform appendectomy and on the practice of preoperative preparation.
Conclusions
We found that several factors influenced the decision to perform appendectomy and the practices for preoperative preparation. Nevertheless, the small sample size limited our efforts to interpret the results. These findings could assist Kosovo in the design and implementation of future similar studies and in fostering quality improvement measures that address clinical decision making and the lack of process standardization in the delivery of surgical care.
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