Practices of Documentating the Pre-Operative Informed Consent in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a Tertiary Care Hospital – An Interventional Study

Authors

  • Shreen R.1 , Kagne R.N.2 , Ganesh Rajendiran3 , Jayasree M4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11534

Keywords:

Informed consent form; Deficiencies; Documentation; Intervention

Abstract

An informed consent form plays a major role both in giving the needed information for the patient and
as a legal tool for the doctor to carry out various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. This paper was
an interventional study, conducted in Department of Forensic Medicine, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical
College and Hospital, Madagadipet, Puducherry to audit and improve the current practices of using informed
consent forms by the faculties of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The practice of documenting
the informed consent forms obtained during the major surgeries of the concerned department was analyzed
using a validated check-list. Deficiencies were identified in the documentation and an intervention was
carried out to stress on the importance of documentation in the consent forms and the post-interventional
consent forms were analyzed against the same validated check-list. The results of both the pre- and postintervention data on the documentation of consent form were analyzed and compared, which showed a
significant improvement in the documentation of the informed consent forms by the faculties of the Obstetrics
and Gynecology Department. This study result will emphasis the role of intervention mode used to enhance
the documentation of informed consent forms.

Author Biography

  • Shreen R.1 , Kagne R.N.2 , Ganesh Rajendiran3 , Jayasree M4

    Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, KIMS, Chennai, 2Professor, Department
    of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, SMVMCH, Puducherry, 3Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic
    Medicine & Toxicology, SMVMCH, Puducherry, 4Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SMVMCH,
    Puducherry

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Published

2020-10-29

How to Cite

Practices of Documentating the Pre-Operative Informed Consent in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in a Tertiary Care Hospital – An Interventional Study. (2020). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 14(4), 524-528. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.11534