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Erschienen in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology 1/2015

01.07.2015 | Original Article

Second opinion in spine surgery: a Brazilian perspective

verfasst von: Emiliano Vialle

Erschienen in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Sonderheft 1/2015

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Abstract

The authors present their experience in a programme for second opinion evaluation of spine surgery candidates within a cohort of patients from a healthcare provider in Brazil. Ninety-four patients were evaluated, and the second opinion was divided in complete agreement, partial disagreement, and complete disagreement. Patients with complete disagreement were referred for a third medical opinion. A complete agreement was found in 22 cases, partial disagreement in 28 cases, and complete disagreement in 44 cases. The majority of the discrepancies between first and second opinion were found in lumbar degenerative disorders, with a reduction of 50 % in the amount of surgical procedures and a 50 % reduction in the rate of instrumentation within this subset of patients. Within 1 year of the index evaluation, only two patients who followed the proposed treatment guidelines were reoperated, giving an estimate of the adequacy of this second opinion programme.
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Metadaten
Titel
Second opinion in spine surgery: a Brazilian perspective
verfasst von
Emiliano Vialle
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2015
Verlag
Springer Paris
Erschienen in
European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Ausgabe Sonderheft 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-015-1640-3

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