Written informed consent for i.v. contrast-enhanced radiography: patients' attitudes and common limitations

Written informed consent for participation in a study and reduction in consent rate.

BACKGROUND The association between the method of obtaining informed consent and the consent rate in a cohort study, as well as the differences between consenters and non-consenters with regard to blood-sample donation are unclear. METHODS We measured the consent rates among 64-year-old residents who underwent medical checkups in a city for a cohort study consisting of a questionnaire survey a...

Informed consent for contrast media and gadolinium injections.

AJR 2011; 197:W359 0361–803X/11/1972–W359 © American Roentgen Ray Society QuEstIon: I am the coordinator of a risk evaluation program for a professional li­ ability insurance carrier. The issue of contrast media and informed consent continues to be discussed and still engenders a bit of contro­ versy. Is there still a real choice between ionic and nonionic contrast media, or has nonionic emerge...

Patients, agents, and informed consent.

Informed consent in oral surgery: the value of written information.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of the written explanation given to patients when obtaining informed consent for oral surgery, taking the surgical extraction of the impacted mandibular third molar as the clinical model for this study. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study included 87 patients requiring surgical extraction of an impacted lower third molar. Residents of the Oral Surgery Department...

An Audit of the Knowledge and Attitudes of Doctors towards Surgical Informed Consent (SIC)

Background The Surgical Informed Consent (SIC) is a comprehensive process that establishes an informationbased agreement between the patient and his doctor to undertake a clearly outlined medical or surgical intervention. It is neither a casual formality nor a casually signed piece of paper. The present study was designed to audit the current knowledge and attitudes of doctors towards SIC at a ...