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Table 6 A comparison of the distribution of Decisional Regret Scale scores after various procedures

From: Do patients regret having in-office vocal fold injections for glottic insufficiency?

Authors

Indication or procedure

Subspecialty

No decisional regret (DRS 0)

Mild decisional regret (DRS 0 ≤ 25)

Moderate to severe decisional regret (DRS > 25)

Current study

Adult in-office vocal fold injections

Laryngology

61.0%

24.3%

14.7%

Hong P, Maguire E, Purcell M, Ritchie KC, Chorney J

Pediatric adenotonsillectomy or tympanostomy

Pediatrics

54.7%

43.7%

1.6%

Hong P, Gorodzinsky AY, Taylor BA, Chorney JM

Pediatric otoplasty

Pediatrics

59.7%

35.5%

3.2%

Thomas CM, Sklar MC, Su J, et al

Major head and neck procedure

Head & Neck Oncology

36.7%

36.7%

26.7%

Goepfert RP, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, et al.

Oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer

Head & Neck Oncology

38.6%

45.8%

15.5%

  1. Pediatric procedures had the DRS scored by patients’ caregivers