Clinical Momentum
Clinical momentum characterizes systems forces leading to acute surgical intervention for patients with life-limiting illnesses despite surgeon concerns that the treatment does more harm than good. These forces are difficult to disrupt and may require interventions beyond improved communication to reduce nonbeneficial therapy.
Authors
- Melanie Fritz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5271-6244)
- Leah M. Gober (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0590-8856)
- Michael A. Jaeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9645-2818)
- Alex Dudek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8496-4401)
- Kristine L. Kwekkeboom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2459-0896)
- Sarah I. Zaza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7469-1885)
- Anne Buffington
- Margaret L. Schwarze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7063-906X)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006934
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00