TY - JOUR AU - Bühn, Stefanie AU - Holstiege, Jakob AU - Pieper, Dawid PY - 2020 DA - 2020/02/19 TI - Are patients willing to accept longer travel times to decrease their risk associated with surgical procedures? A systematic review JO - BMC Public Health SP - 253 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Distance to a hospital is an influencing factor for patients´ decision making when choosing a hospital for surgery. It is unclear whether patients prefer to travel further to regional instead of local hospitals if the risk associated with elective surgery is lower in the farther hospital. The aim of our systematic review was to investigate patient preferences for the location of care, taking into consideration surgical outcomes and hospital distance. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8333-5 DO - 10.1186/s12889-020-8333-5 ID - Bühn2020 ER -