Toward Optimal Decision Making among Vulnerable Patients Referred for Cardiac Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis of Patient and Provider Perspectives

Medicine and Dentistry

• Decision Making 100%
• Heart Surgery 100%
• Shared Decision Making 50%
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft 33%
• Nurse 33%
• Surgeon 16%
• Informed Consent 16%
• Intensive Care Unit 16%
• Early Intervention 16%
• Patient Population 16%
• Anesthesiologist 16%
• Medical Care 16%
• Intensivist 16%
• Personal Value 16%

Keyphrases

• Nurse-surgeon 25%
• Informed Consent Process 25%
• Cardiac Intensivist 25%
• Intervention Early 25%
• Personal Preferences 25%
• Family Expectations 25%
• Interview Formats 25%
• Risk Presentation 25%
• Perceived Autonomy 25%

Nursing and Health Professions

• Intensivist 33%