Informed consent in clinical practice: patients’ experiences and perspectives following surgery
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Date
2015
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BMC research notes
Abstract
Informed consent during medical practice is an essential component of comprehensive medical care and is a requirement that should be sought all the time the doctor interacts with the patients, though very challenging when it comes to implementation. Since the magnitude and frequency of surgery related risk are higher in a resource limited setting, informed consent for surgery in such settings should be more comprehensive. This study set out to evaluate patients’ experiences and perspectives of informed consent for surgery.
Methods: This was a survey of post-operative patients at three university teaching hospitals in Uganda. The participants were interviewed using guided, semi-structured questionnaires. Patients from different surgical disciplines participated in the study.
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Patients, Perspectives, Experience, Informed consent, Surgery
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Ochieng, J., Buwembo, W., Munabi, I., Ibingira, C., Kiryowa, H., Nzarubara, G., & Mwaka, E. (2015). Informed consent in clinical practice: patients’ experiences and perspectives following surgery. BMC research notes, 8(1), 1-6. DOI 10.1186/s13104-015-1754-z