E Goknur Topcu, Phil McClenahan, Koketso Pule, Hajra Khattak, S Eda Karsli, Marijo Cukelj, Akaninyene E Ubom, Esraa Algurjia, Kubra Ozpinar, Yotin Ramon Perez, Rashid Bunu, Leopoldo S Sanabria, Francisco J R Portilla, Elizabete Pumpure, Priyankur Roy, Paul Fogarty
Obtaining medical consent preoperatively is one of the key steps in preparing for surgery, and is an important step in informed decision making with the patient. According to good medical practice guidelines, doctors are required to have the knowledge and skills to treat patients as well as inform them, respect their wishes, and establish trust between themselves and their patients. Valid consent includes elements of competence, disclosure, understanding, and voluntariness. Documentation of these elements is also very important...
December 2023: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics