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Kishan Thadikonda1, Rosaline Zhang1, Jonathan Bruhn1
1From the Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; and Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|August 8, 2022
Summary
Informed consent practices for global surgery vary widely. Standardized protocols are needed for obtaining consent for procedures and sharing patient content ethically.
Area of Science:
- Global Health
- Surgical Ethics
- Informed Consent
Background:
- Global surgery organizations serve vulnerable populations.
- Limited knowledge exists on informed consent protocols in global surgery.
- Understanding consent for procedures and content sharing is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate informed consent protocols used by global surgery organizations.
- To assess practices for obtaining consent for procedures and multimedia content sharing.
Main Methods:
- Survey distributed to 79 global surgery organizations.
- 17 organizations completed the survey on consent and content sharing protocols.
- Analysis of responses regarding written consent, joint protocols, and content sharing.
Main Results:
- 88% obtained written consent for procedures; 46% used joint forms with local hospitals.
- 75% obtained written consent for content sharing; 6% rarely obtained consent.
- Websites and Facebook were common sharing platforms; interpreters were used, often informal.
Conclusions:
- Global surgery organizations exhibit diverse informed consent practices.
- Standardized protocols are essential for ethical consent and content sharing.
- Collaboration with local partners is key to developing effective guidelines.
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