Consent: assessing and communicating risk

The consent process is a cornerstone of the patient –doctor relationship. It can be a complex process presenting challenges to both doctor and patients due to the interaction of multiple different factors, including ethical and legal considerations. Ensuring the patient has informed consent requires a through understanding of the risks of an interv ention for a particular patient; therefore risk assessment is of fundamental importance. Accurate risk assessment can be done through assessment of individual patient factors and the proposed procedure combined with population data.
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Perioperative management – I Source Type: research