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  • Medical Practice
  • Surgical Consent
  • Informed Consent

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated adaptations in surgical practice, including operative and non-operative management.
  • Guidelines recommend discussing COVID-19 risks during surgical consent.
  • Patient-centered care requires clear communication of risks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To audit and improve the documentation of COVID-19 risk discussion in surgical consent forms.
  • To assess the impact of interventions on consenting practices.

Main Methods:

  • A closed-loop audit of consent forms for emergency and elective surgeries was conducted.
  • Interventions included education for surgical teams.
  • Data were collected over one-week periods and analyzed using Chi-squared tests.

Main Results:

  • Initial compliance with documenting COVID-19 risk discussion was low (35.3%).
  • Following interventions, compliance significantly improved to 79.3% in cycle 2 and 73.3% in cycle 3.
  • Improvements were sustained across subsequent audit cycles.

Conclusions:

  • Pre-intervention consenting practices were inadequate regarding COVID-19 risk disclosure.
  • Interventions, particularly wider surgical team education, led to significant and sustained improvements.
  • Effective consenting practices are crucial for quality surgical care during health crises.