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Surgeons provide detailed surgical risks but less information on postoperative care. Patient understanding is often confirmed by asking questions, with limited assessment of health literacy.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Communication
  • Surgical Education

Background:

  • Effective surgical consent is crucial for patient autonomy and informed decision-making.
  • Understanding surgeon communication practices during consent is essential for improving patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe surgeon self-reported behaviors and information disclosure during the surgical consent process.
  • To analyze how gynecological surgeons communicate preoperative information and assess patient understanding.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was distributed to 330 gynecological surgeons assessing information provided and understanding confirmation.
  • Data were analyzed using repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance.

Main Results:

  • A 44% response rate was achieved from gynecological surgeons.
  • Surgeons provided detailed information on surgical risks and alternatives but less on postoperative course and expected benefits.
  • Patient understanding was primarily assessed by asking for questions, with infrequent evaluation of patient literacy.

Conclusions:

  • Surgeons exhibit variable emphasis on different aspects of preoperative communication.
  • There is a need to enhance the consistency and comprehensiveness of information provided during surgical consent.