Pilot testing of a decision support tool for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms
Berman L, Curry L, Goldberg C, Gusberg R, Fraenkel L. Pilot testing of a decision support tool for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2010, 53: 285-292.e1. PMID: 21067886, PMCID: PMC3058927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.08.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmPercent of patientsTreatment optionsAortic aneurysmTreatment decisionsVascular surgery clinicDecisional conflict scoresDifficult treatment decisionsMean knowledge scoreCurrent outcome dataSurgical candidatesMedian timeSurgery clinicOpen surgeryHospital clinicPatient preferencesPatients' opinionsEndovascular surgeryOutcome dataPatientsDecisional conflictKnowledge scoreInformed consentSurgerySurgeons