Personalized surgical informed consent with stereoscopic visualization in neurosurgery-real benefit for the patient or unnecessary gimmick?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informed consent of the patient prior to surgical procedures is obligatory. A good and informative communication improves patients' understanding and confidence, thus may strengthen the patient-doctor relationship. The aim of our study was to investigate the usefulness of additional stereoscopic visualization of patient-specific imaging during informed consent conversation.

Methods

Patients scheduled for a brain tumor surgery were screened for this study prospectively. The primary exclusion criteria were cognitive or visual impairments. The participants were randomized into two groups. The first group underwent a conventional surgical informed consent performed by a neurosurgeon including a demonstration of the individual MRI on a 2D computer screen. The second gr

SUBMITTER: Hertzsprung N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10068664 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature