Patient satisfaction with the consent discussion is not improved by showing patients their computed tomography or angiography images before they undergo  vascular surgery

Patient-based decision aids and other multimedia tools have been developed to help enrich the preoperative discussion between surgeon and patient. Use of these tools, however, can be time-consuming and logistically challenging. We investigated whether simply showing patients their images from preoperative computed tomography (CT) or angiography would improve patients' satisfaction with the preoperative discussion. We also examined whether this improved the patient's understanding and trust and whether it contributed to increased preoperative anxiety.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Clinical paper Source Type: research