Clinical Decision-Making Factors for Shoulder Surgery Referral

A preliminary report by K. Taylor from the University of Otago explores the complexity of musculoskeletal healthcare decision-making, using shoulder injuries as a case study. It proposes a solution based on multi-criteria decision-making analysis (MCDM) with online software to decrease variability in referrals. The report aims to clarify key clinical factors influencing decisions, offering an approach that could be adapted for other body sites.

Use Cases

• Developing a decision-support tool based on multi-criteria decision-making analysis (MCDM) for shoulder care.
• Analyzing factors contributing to referral variability based on the described clinical complexity.
• Training models to augment clinical decisions for musculoskeletal conditions based on the key factors discussed.
• Implementing improved decision-making frameworks for primary care based on the described MCDM approach.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, complex clinical domain (shoulder injury referrals) as described.
• Proposes a methodological approach (MCDM) for a recognized healthcare challenge.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Otago

Collection Method

Report and analysis presented via paperswithcode.