How informed are endocrine surgery patients about the risks of surgery after approving an informed consent?

How informed are endocrine surgery patients about the risks of surgery after approving an informed consent?

OBJECTIVE The aim is to evaluate if patients reach the level of competence that enables them to make the best decision for themselves with oral and written informed consent process that is legally valid. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 62 patients who applied to Ege University Hospital Department of General Surgery Endocrine Surgery Clinics and in whom oral and written informed conse...

Informed consent in pediatric surgery: Do parents understand the risks?

OBJECTIVE To investigate parent understanding of the risks of pediatric ear, nose, and throat surgery after counseling with and without the use of informational aids. DESIGN Prospective, randomized trial. SETTING Academic tertiary care center. PARTICIPANTS Parents of children undergoing ear, nose, and throat surgery. INTERVENTIONS Parents were randomized to receive standard informed con...

Informed consent for brain surgery.

Chronic pain after hernia surgery –An Informed Consent Issue

Chronic severe pain following inguinal hernia repair is a significant post-operative problem. Its exact cause and lack of evidence-based treatment path present problems in the effective management of this surgical complication. We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients diagnosed with chronic pain following open inguinal hernia repair between November 1995 and November 2000, who were u...

Informed consent for penile prosthesis surgery