International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Article Low-Value Clinical Practices: Knowledge and Beliefs of Spanish Surgeons and Anesthetists Jesús María Aranaz Andrés 1, José Lorenzo Valencia-Martín 2 , Jorge Vicente-Guijarro 3,* , Cristina Díaz-Agero Pérez 2, Nieves López-Fresneña 2, Irene Carrillo 4,5 , 4,6,7 José Joaquín Mira Solves and on behalf of the SOBRINA Working Group y 1 CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Servicio de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, 28034 Madrid, Spain;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +34-913-368-372 Members are listed at the Acknowledgments. y Received: 16 April 2020; Accepted: 15 May 2020; Published: 19 May 2020 Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To know the frequency and causes of low value surgical practices, according to the opinion of surgeons and anesthetists, and to determine their degree of knowledge about the Spanish “Choosing wisely” initiative.