Clinical Decision-Making for Appendectomy in Kosovo: A Conjoint Analysis

作者：Ilir Hoxha, Bajram Duraj, Shefki Xharra, Afrim Avdaj, Valon Beqiri, Krenare Grezda, Erza Selmani, Blerta Avdiu, Jakob Cegllar, Dorjan Marušič, Aferdita Osmani · 发表于：International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.3390/ijerph192114027 · 被引用次数：3 · 研究领域：Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management、Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes、Healthcare cost, quality, practices

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.