Informed consent for surgery on neck of femur fractures: A multi-loop clinical audit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Montgomery case in 2015 resulted in a pivotal change in practice, leading to a patient-centric approach for informed consent. Neck of femur (NOF) fractures are associated with a high rates perioperative morbidity and mortality. Using guidelines highlighted by the British Orthopaedic Association we performed a multi-loop audit within our department to assess the adequacy of informed consent for NOF fractures.

Methods

Two prior cycles had been performed utilising a similar framework. Prior interventions included ward posters, verbal dissemination of information at Junior Doctor's (JD) induction and amendments to the JD handbook. For the latest audit loop, a retrospective analysis of 100 patients was performed. Risk were classified as common, less common, rare an

SUBMITTER: Shah R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7242500 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature