The role of informed consent in risks recall in otorhinolaryngology surgeries: verbal (nonintervention) vs written (intervention) summaries of risks

Understanding and recollection of the risks associated with cesarean delivery during the consent process

“…Importantly, most of the patients remembered less than half of the items that were presented as major risks associated with cesarean delivery. Previous studies in other specialties have described similar findings concerning the poor ability of patients to recall the details of the consent interview [7][8][9][10][11][12]. Several factors are thought to be responsible for this.…”

“…Potentially, a patient's level of understanding and recall of what was discussed during the consent process for cesarean delivery reflects the quality of the process. Attempts have been made to evaluate the quality of the consent process in other specialties, including general surgery, orthopedics, dermatology, neurology, otolaryngology, and anesthesia [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. However, data are limited regarding the evaluation of the consent process in obstetrics.…”

Resource development in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery: An analysis on patient education resource development

“…al. [[2]] that handouts improve recall in otolaryngology-head and neck procedures (62% vs 51%). Knowing this, a participatory design model should be employed to create peri-operative pamphlets for paediatric caregivers of various backgrounds.…”

“…Previous studies have looked into the informed consent process, and the effect verbal and written consenting tools have on patient knowledge of these periods. Aremuu et al [[2]] demonstrated that the addition of a handout significantly altered recall of potential complications in otolaryngology-head and neck surgeries. Furthermore, Le et al [[3]] found that although most parents were satisfied with the preoperative counseling, 94% of patients felt that a postoperative phone call the day after surgery was helpful; despite counseling, they hadn’t realized how severe the throat pain would be.…”

Patient Preferences for the Method of Delivery of Preoperative Patient Information

“…Many studies therefore emphasise the value of written information prior to the consenting process, to aid recall of serious or significant risks affecting the decision to proceed with a given surgical intervention. 7 in this study, the majority of those listed for surgery (93%) received surgical information leaflets with 99% finding them useful (43% very useful and 56% fairly useful). Given this, all patients with available internet access (75%) used this to explore additional information resources.…”