Variations in the quality of consent for open mesh repair of inguinal hernia

Hernia

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-76

  Shiwani, M H ^a   Gosling, J ^a  

^a BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informed consent for surgery; Repair of inguinal hernia; Variation in consent

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NERVE INJURY; OPEN MESH REPAIR; ORCHITIS; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCAR; SCROTAL PAIN; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS INJURY; URINE RETENTION; VASCULAR DISEASE; VISCERAL PAIN; WOUND INFECTION;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 59849125530     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-008-0431-8     Document Type: Article

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