High-stress surgery in severely frail patients: a case report of personalized and multidisciplinary shared decision-making

We report the case of a 65-year-old severely disabled man diagnosed with advanced renal neoplasm who was scheduled for major urologic surgery. Through a multidisciplinary approach, a shared decision-making process and mutual listening of all the health professionals involved, it was decided not to h...

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Autores principales: Sanna, Andrea, Miori, Sara, Lassola, Sergio, Umbrello, Michele, De Rosa, Silvia, Bellani, Giacomo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10424335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37580842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s44158-023-00113-7
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Sumario:We report the case of a 65-year-old severely disabled man diagnosed with advanced renal neoplasm who was scheduled for major urologic surgery. Through a multidisciplinary approach, a shared decision-making process and mutual listening of all the health professionals involved, it was decided not to have major surgery due to the high risk of worsening the patient’s health and quality of life.

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