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Stephanie M Cohen¹, Holly Bernard², Eduardo A Vega²

¹Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Attending surgeons and residents have differing views on informed consent details for cholecystectomy. Residents may need more training on discussing bile duct injury risks and postoperative procedures like endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

Keywords:

Education Informed consent Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Medical education Residency Surgical education

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Informed Consent
Patient Communication

Background:

Cholecystectomy is a common procedure with no consensus on informed consent details.
Understanding patient communication is crucial for ethical surgical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare attending surgeons' and residents' perspectives on essential information for informed consent in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Identify discrepancies in communication priorities between experienced surgeons and trainees.

Main Methods:

Electronic survey distributed to 60 attending surgeons and 105 general surgery residents.
Assessed views on risks, benefits, alternatives, and postoperative expectations for cholecystectomy informed consent.

Main Results:

No significant differences in discussing common risks (bleeding, infection, bile leak, etc.).
Attendings were more likely than residents to discuss postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (74% vs 37.5%) and biliary tree injury (100% vs 85%).

Conclusions:

Gaps exist in resident understanding of essential informed consent components compared to attendings.
Highlights the need for structured training on discussing bile duct injury and the role of ERCP in informed consent for cholecystectomy.
Advocates for improved resident education on the informed consent process.