Shared decision making in abdominal wall surgery (SDM)

Led by Dr. Josep Garcia-Alamino (Spain) and Dr. Manuel López-Cano (Spain) this Special Issue will update on all aspects involving Share Decision-Making (SDM) in abdominal wall surgery. SDM is a process that aims to build a relationship of trust between the patient and the surgeon. The latter must recognize and respect the autonomy of the former and for this, patients must have a reasonable understanding of the problems associated with their surgical treatment and the therapeutic options available to them (including non-intervention) with their associated risks and benefits. In the SDM process PROMs and PREMs should be considered as relevant elements for the patient and the surgeon.

We invite all interested authors to submit their papers evaluating the SDM in abdominal wall repair (including but not limited to inguinal, ventral, incisional and parastomal hernias). We welcome submissions of reviews (scoping, systematic, narrative), original research (quantitative and qualitative), and opinions and commentaries.

Suggestions for topics:
- Implementation of SDM in abdominal wall surgery
- Arguments in favor of SDM
- Arguments against of SDM
- Teaching SDM
- PROMs
- PREMs
- Patient knowledge

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Keywords: Implementation of SDM in abdominal wall surgery, Teaching SDM, Patient knowledge