Educational video-assisted versus conventional informed consent for trauma-related debridement surgery: a parallel group randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We investigated whether, in the emergency department (ED), educational video-assisted informed consent is superior to the conventional consent process, to inform trauma patients undergoing surgery about the procedure, benefits, risks, alternatives, and postoperative care.

Methods

We conducted a prospective randomized controlled trial, with superiority study design. All trauma patients scheduled to receive trauma-related debridement surgery in the ED of Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital were included. Patients were assigned to one of two education protocols. Participants in the intervention group watched an educational video illustrating informed consent information, whereas those in the control group read an informed consent document. The primary outcome was k

SUBMITTER: Lin YK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5845218 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature