Informed consent forms for gynecologic cancer surgery: recommendations from the Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology.

ABSTRACT: The sociomedical environment is changing. In the traditional physician-patient relationship, the physician was authoritative and the patient was obedient. The contractual relationship featured patient consent to the physician's decision. Today, the physician must explain fully the planned medical treatment, and any alternative, to the patient, who has the right to choose her treatment after considering the benefits and side-effects. The Korean Society of Gynecologic Oncology (KSGO) thus decided to standardize the surgical consent forms to meet the legal requirements of modern medicine, improve patient understanding of the surgical details, and protect medical staff from legal disputes. To determine the format and content, subcommittees for each cancer type collected and reviewed all releva

SUBMITTER: Chang HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8899870 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature