Patients' views of the consent process for adult cardiac surgery: Questionnaire survey

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 363-368

  Howlader, Mohammad H ^a,c   Dhanji, Al Rehan ^a   Uppal, Rakesh ^a   Magee, Patrick ^a   Wood, Alan J ^a   Anyanwu, Ani C ^b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bristol; Cardiac surgery; Communication; Consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LONDON; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING MATERIALS; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 12344285720     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430410023811     Document Type: Article

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