Table 3 Coding sub-themes within Factors in Patient Risk
Sub-theme | Description |
|---|---|
Increase in high-risk patients | Increasing numbers of high-risk patients presenting for or being offered surgery and the reasons for and implications of this change |
Recognising frailty | Difficulties in defining and recognising frailty in surgical patients |
Risk-benefit balance | Balancing the risks of surgical intervention with its potential benefits and the risks of no surgical intervention |
Suitability and readiness for surgery | The question of whether a patient is suitable for surgery or the procedure, now or at a later date |
Avoiding negative outcomes | Avoiding adverse outcomes of surgery as well as complaints and legal action resulting from adverse outcomes |
Methods in use for identifying high-risk patients | How participants report identifying high-risk patients in their clinical practice |