Cognitive bias and dissonance in surgical practice: a narrative review.

Caroline E Richburg; Lesly A. Dossett; Tasha M Hughes

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Cognitive bias and dissonance in surgical practice: a narrative review.

April 26, 2023

Richburg CE, Dossett LA, Hughes TM. Surg Clin North Am. 2023;103(2):271-285.

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Cognitive biases can threaten patient safety in a variety of ways. This narrative review summarizes the common cognitive biases in surgical care and how they threaten patient safety, including delays in diagnosis and treatment, unnecessary surgeries, and intraoperative errors and complications. The authors also discuss cognitive debiasing strategies to mitigate the impact of cognitive biases.

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