Ethics, Narrative
Conditions
Keywords
porcine, ethics, informed consent, biological graft
Brief summary
Porcine derived products are being used as biological grafts in mainly in orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgery and general surgery. It is well known that consuming pork or porcine products are prohibited in some religions or divisions of religions. It may be a tender point for patients undergoing surgery in which porcine derived products are utilized.In this survey study we aimed to determine the level of awareness and perception of surgeons with an international anquette. The study will also reveal the choices of surgeons about this issue both in elective and emergency procedures
Detailed description
In the survey study an online anquette form will be sent through online surgery networks both professional and social media. The questionnaire will not include questions defining the responders individually. The questions are related to frequency of utilization of porcine derived products in surgery, surgeons' level of awareness about utilization of porcine products, surgeons' level of religiousity and surgeons' choices about porcine derived product utilization and consent of patients. After collection of responses the data will be analyzed to discover current status of porcine derived surgical product utilization and surgeons' perception about the issue. The anquette will be distributed worldwide to surgeons in different branches of surgery. Literature seems to be lacking of that kind of study
Interventions
OTHERQuestionnaire
Participants will be asked to fill the questionnaire
Sponsors
Ankara University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being volunteer and responder of at least 80% of the study questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
* Responding less than 80% of the questionnaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Surgeons' awareness of utilization of porcine derived products in surgery | 2 month | Frequency of awareness and experience on porcine derived medical products |
| Surgeons' choice about utilization of porcine derived products in surgery | 2 month | Choices of surgeons on specific scenarios in the questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship of porcine derived product utilization according to religious/phlosophical belief | 2 month | Choices of surgeons according to Religiousness Scale of Altemayer |
| Surgeons' choice about informing patients about porcine derived products | 2 month | What ar e the choices of surgeons about informing patients and their relatives in described scenarios in the questionnaire |
Contacts
Primary ContactElvan Onur Kirimker
Outcome results
None listed