2005
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-005-0332-2
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Informed consent for anesthesia: survey of current practices in Japan

Abstract: Anesthesia requires informed consent because it is an invasive procedure with certain risks. However, the state of informed consent for anesthesia in Japan remains unclear. The purpose of this survey was to examine the state of informed consent for anesthesia in Japan. A questionnaire was sent to all hospitals certified by the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists (n = 854). The questionnaire consisted of four sections: explanation of the anesthesia, method of documentation, consent for anesthesia, and other i… Show more

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“…The vast majority of pre-anesthesia procedures, including medical history taking, physical examination, and laboratory test checking, are performed at the clinic. The percentage of Japanese teaching hospitals that required written informed consent for anesthesia before surgery in our survey was 81.3 %, which is an increase from 47.5 % in 2005 [11]. Our survey demonstrates that written informed consent is achieved more frequently in the hospital with the PAC.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 60%
“…The vast majority of pre-anesthesia procedures, including medical history taking, physical examination, and laboratory test checking, are performed at the clinic. The percentage of Japanese teaching hospitals that required written informed consent for anesthesia before surgery in our survey was 81.3 %, which is an increase from 47.5 % in 2005 [11]. Our survey demonstrates that written informed consent is achieved more frequently in the hospital with the PAC.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 60%
“…Japan’s health care policy is the first in the world to reimburse medical institutions for the process of informed consent (Akabayashi and Fetters, 2000). At the same time, informed consent activities have become more demanding and costly for professionals, allowing little time for patients to consider the implications (Sakaguchi and Maeda, 2005; Fukuda et al, 2009). …”
Section: Japanmentioning
confidence: 99%