Consent – Is it informed?

preoperative informed consent: is it truly informed?

background: pre-operative informed consent is an important aspect of surgery, yet there has been no formal training regarding it in pakistan. this study was done to assess the preoperative informed consent practice. methods: after taking informed permission, a questionnaire was filled in during an interview with 350 patients, who have undergone elective surgical procedures under routine practic...

Preoperative Informed Consent: Is It Truly Informed?

BACKGROUND Pre-operative informed consent is an important aspect of surgery, yet there has been no formal training regarding it in Pakistan. This study was done to assess the preoperative informed consent practice. METHODS After taking informed permission, a questionnaire was filled in during an interview with 350 patients, who have undergone elective surgical procedures under routine practic...

Informed consent: is it really understood?

Pre-operative counselling is an important part of the care that we give to our patients undergoing surgery. It ensures that the patients understand about their disease and the procedure that they are undergoing. This study was done with the objective of finding whether or not the patients do actually understand what has been explained to them. This is a prospective study done in the form of a s...

When is Informed Consent “Informed”?

Typically, a consent document in the United States is a printed form with blank spaces in which the operative procedure is filled in. The form is signed by the patient, and placed into the medical record. At first glance, it would seem that the patient was told of the operative procedure and gave his or her consent. Yet informed consent, or, more accurately, lack of informed consent, is a frequ...

Informed consent for pediatric research: is it really possible?