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Cognitive Biases in Surgical Practice

by Alvaro Sanabria , Carlos Betancourt
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9783032203762
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 225
  • Original Price: EUR 130.79
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 421 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

This book introduces a practice-oriented account of how heuristics and cognitive biases shape clinical reasoning and surgical decision-making under uncertainty. Building on behavioral economics and dual-process theory, the authors translate foundational constructs--such as availability, anchoring, confirmation, overconfidence, loss aversion, framing, and survivorship bias--into concrete implications for diagnosis, operative judgment, and multidisciplinary discussions. Drawing on historically grounded clinical narratives, the chapters connect abstract mechanisms to everyday choices in surgery and perioperative care, foregrounding consequences for patient safety and outcomes.

The volume emphasizes awareness, metacognition, and deliberate "choice architecture" in the operating room and clinic, culminating in general and context-specific checklists for bias mitigation. While not a comprehensive taxonomy, the book provides a structured entry point for surgeons and trainees seeking to improve decision quality, reduce diagnostic error, and design safer systems.

The original manuscript of this book was written in Spanish and translated into English with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.

Álvaro Sanabria, MD, MSc, PhD is Full Professor of Surgery at the University of Antioquia, Colombia, and a head and neck surgeon at San Vicente Fundación Hospital and affiliated centers in Colombia. Trained in general surgery (University of Antioquia) and head and neck surgery (A.C. Camargo Hospital, Brazil), he holds master's degrees in clinical epidemiology, health economics, and behavioral studies, and a PhD in oncology. His research spans head and neck oncology, evidence synthesis, and surgical decision-making.

Carlos Esteban Betancourt Agüero, MD is a head and neck surgeon at CEXCA (Medellín), Colombia, and faculty in the Department of Surgery, University of Antioquia, Colombia. He completed medical and general surgery training at Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado (Barquisimeto), Venezuela, and subspecialty training in head and neck surgery at Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, Brazil. His clinical work focuses on oncologic surgery of the head and neck and reconstructive procedures.

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