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I would rather not have a surgeon considering failure rates ahead of any operation they're about to conduct.

On the off chance you're not being facetious: why? Isn't it part of their job description to weigh the ups and downs of any operation before conducting it? I'd imagine failure to do so would open them to liability.

There are 2 parts:

1. Presumably, the surgeon has determined that this specific intervention is the best possible intervention of all the possible ones (fewest downsides, best outcome, etc). There are always alternatives - including #wontfix.

2. Once this decision has been made, I don't want them second guessing, I want them 100% confident in the decision and their abilities. If there's any lingering doubt - then return to step 1 and re-evaluate.

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