https://wikianesthesia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=StevenBradleyMD 2026-05-31T09:41:18Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.37.1 https://wikianesthesia.org/w/index.php?title=Informed_Consent&diff=3797 2022-01-29T21:39:36Z

<p>StevenBradleyMD: I started a wiki entry that summarizes informed consent. This is essential in our practice as clinicians.</p> <hr /> <div>Informed Consent is crucial to the practice of anesthesiologists. It describes a discussion between a patient (or surrogate) and members of the healthcare team prior to performing a medical intervention. A thorough informed consent requires a discussion of the risks, benefits and alternatives of an intervention. <br /> <br /> * Reasonable Physician Standard: disclosure of information to the extent that is common for other practitioners in your field.<br /> * Reasonable Patient Standard: disclosure of information to the extent that most patients would prefer.<br /> * Shared Decision-Making: assessment and discussion surrounding a patients goals and wishes and incorporating their concerns into the reasonable physician/reasonable patient standard.<br /> <br /> <br /> Assent: Sometimes with minors or patients unable to fully participate in the informed consent process, it may be appropriate to obtain assent. This entails a brief discussion with the patient in which they can voice their concerns and ideally agree with the care plane that has been consented to by their surrogate decision-maker (who should be making decisions aligned with the patient's best interests).</div>

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