Research Article

Consenting Operative Orthopaedic Trauma Patients: Challenges and Solutions

Table 1

The results of completing consent forms according to established guidelines in two phases of the study. All data are presented as number of patients with the percentage in the parenthesis.

Data collectedRetrospective
(Phase 1)
Prospective
(Phase 2)

Use of abbreviations37 (74%)50 (100%)
Handing copies to patients43 (86%)47 (94%)
Confirmation of consent40 (80%)50 (100%)
Recording consultant33 (66%)50 (100%)
Patient’s details32 (64%)50 (100%)
Consent for anaesthesia37 (74%)34 (68%)
Consent for blood transfusion20 (40%)50 (100%)
Proper procedure documented47 (94%)50 (100%)
Adequate benefits documented46 (92%)50 (100%)
Adequate risks documented46 (92%)50 (100%)
Additional procedures 6 (12%)50 (100%)