Informed consent in otologic surgery: Prospective randomized study comparing risk recall with an illustrated handout and a nonillustrated handout

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-278

  Henry, Eric ^a   Brown, Timothy ^a   Bartlett, Clark ^a   Massoud, Emad ^a   Bance, Manohar ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consent; Otologic surgery; Patient handout; Visual cues

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK;

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MASTOID; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STAPES SURGERY; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 49149128369     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2008.0057     Document Type: Article

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