Informed Consent for Interventional Radiology Procedures: A Survey Detailing Current European Practice

Abstract

More than 50% of respondents are unhappy with their policies for obtaining informed consent. Interventional societies have a role to play in advocating formal consent guidelines.

Knowledge of medical law amongst doctors of internal diseases

“…Some works deal with the problem of gathering all nec essary information and the quality of the doctor-patient communication process [9]. Many authors claim that nei ther the quality of the information which is passed, nor the way in which the doctor gets a consent to carry out a higher risk diagnostic procedure [10,11] or a surgery is satisfying for the doctor [12]. Conclusions drawn from other available analyses are quite similar to the conclusions made by the authors of this study.…”

What a signature adds to the consent process

“…Although it is legally not mandatory before the operative intervention, it becomes a statutory requirement when biomedical research, organ procurement, or medically assisted reproduction is involved [19]. Furthermore, certain centers have begun to seek specific consent for general anesthesia [20] and interventional radiology [21] separate from that obtained by the surgical team. This move has been inspired primarily by medicolegal concerns [22], notwithstanding that the requirement for the former has been specifically rejected by the courts in these islands.…”

Litigation suits in otorhinolaryngology — Areas of concern

“…[2] Odontogenic Keratocyst may be found in patients who range in age from infancy to old age, nevertheless most of the cases (60%) with peak incidence between the second and fourth decades of life. [8] There is a male predilection. [7] , [9] , [10], «11, [12], [13] Odontogenic Keratocyst also may be seen in female gender.…”

“…Large Odontogenic Keratocyst may be associated with pain, swelling, or drainage. [7], [8], [ii] Odontogenic Keratocysts tend to grow in an anteroposterior direction within the medullary cavity of the bone without producing bone expansion. Radiographically the Odontogenic Keratocyst commonly is described as a unilocular radioluscency.…”

“…Its high recurrence rate, association with Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome, typical histological features and aggressive biologic behavior ['], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8] places Odontogenic Keratocyst in a unique position within the spectrum of odontogenic lesions. [2] Odontogenic Keratocyst may be found in patients who range in age from infancy to old age, nevertheless most of the cases (60%) with peak incidence between the second and fourth decades of life.…”