Background. Patient comprehension is fundamental to valid informed consent. Current
practices often result in inadequate patient comprehension. Purpose. An updated review to …

Resumo The European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 is the
update of similar evidence based position papers published in 2005 and 2007 and 2012 …

Objective To investigate the effect of enhancing preoperative education in improving recall
and understanding of a surgical procedure and its application to the informed consent …

OBJECTIVE Informed consent, when performed appropriately, serves many roles beyond
simply obtaining the prerequisite medicolegal paperwork to perform a surgery. Prior studies …

Study Design. Recall of the informed consent process in patients undergoing adult spinal
deformity surgery and their family members was investigated prospectively. Objective. To …

Objective To evaluate parental recall of surgical risks and benefits in pediatric
otolaryngology and to assess for factors that may influence recall. Study Design Prospective …

Objective To review research on status and outcomes of health literacy in pediatric
otolaryngology and identify opportunities for quality improvement. Methods We performed a …

Introduction Current international standards in consent to surgery practices are usually
derived from health systems in Western countries, while little attention has been given to …

Introduction Informed consent is a fundamental component in the work-up for surgical
procedures. Statistical risk information pertaining to a procedure is by nature probabilistic …

Objectives To evaluate paediatric post-tonsillectomy pain management using oxycodone
when a specific analgesia information sheet is included with standard postoperative …