The influence of process and patient factors on the recall of consent information in mentally competent patients undergoing surgery for neck of femur fractures

摘要

INTRODUCTIONInformed consent is an ethical and legal prerequisite for major surgical procedures. Recent literature has identified ‘poor consent’ as a major cause of litigation in trauma cases. We aimed to investigate the patient and process factors that influence consent information recall in mentally competent patients (abbreviated mental test score [AMTS] ≥6) presenting with neck of femur (NOF) fractures.