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Topcu EG, McClenahan P, Pule K, Khattak H, Karsli SE, Cukelj M, Ubom AE, Algurjia E, Ozpinar K, Perez YR, Bunu R, Sanabria LS, Portilla FJR, Pumpure E, Roy P, Fogarty P. FIGO best practice guidance in surgical consent. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2023; 163:795-812. [PMID: 37807812 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Abstract
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. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Education Communication and Advocacy Consortium (ECAC) has realized that the quality of consent varies considerably across the world and has developed simple guidelines regarding consent and procedure-specific checklists for the most common obstetric and gynecological procedures.
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Affiliation(s)
- E Goknur Topcu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul Health and Technology University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Al-Elwya Maternity Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Central de las Fuerzas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Unidad Medica de Alta Especialidad, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Instituto Nacional de Perinatologia, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Riga East Clinical University, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Roy's Clinic, Siliguri, West Bengal, India
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- International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), London, UK
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