Back to Search
Start Over
Patient Reported Experience on Consenting for Surgery – Elective Versus Emergency Patients
- Source :
- Journal of Surgical Research. 265:114-121
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2021.
-
Abstract
- Informed consent for surgery is a medical and legal requirement, but completing these does not necessarily translate to high patient satisfaction. This patient-reported experience study aimed to examine the surgical consent process, comparing the patients' experience in elective and emergency settings.Over a 6-mo period, postoperative patients at The Alfred Hospital Breast and Endocrine Surgical Unit were invited to participate in a survey on the surgical consent process - including perceived priorities, information provided and overall experience. Standard statistical techniques were used, with a significant P-value of0.05.A total of 412 patients were invited, with 130 (32%) responses. More patients underwent elective surgery (N= 90, 69%) than emergency surgery (N = 40, 31%). Emergency patients were more likely to sign the consent form regardless of its contents (93% versus 39%, P0.001) and more likely to be influenced by external pressures (63% versus 1%, P0.001). Elective patients were more likely to want to discuss their surgery with a senior surgeon (74% versus 23%, P0.001) and more likely to seek advice from external sources (83% versus 10%, P0.001). Both groups highly valued the opportunity to ask questions (67% versus 63%, P = 0.65).This study shows patients have a range of different priorities in preparation for surgery. Therefore, each consent process should be patient-specific, and focus on providing the patient with quality resources that inform decision-making.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Patient satisfaction
Emergency surgery
Informed consent
medicine
Humans
Elective surgery
Emergency Treatment
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Informed Consent
business.industry
Middle Aged
Surgery
Cross-Sectional Studies
Elective Surgical Procedures
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Female
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00224804
- Volume :
- 265
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Surgical Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4a9b5b642301830d8ec1789a46fb4db9