Anesthesia Consent Process

Patient Comprehension, Retention and Satisfaction With Anesthesia Consent Process

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05102487

Enrollment

Registered

2021-11-01

Start date

2021-10-15

Completion date

2024-05-28

Last updated

2024-07-01

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Conditions

Anesthesia, Anesthesia Consent, Anesthesia Risks, Consent Retention, Patient Satisfaction

Brief summary

Currently at University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) consent for anesthesia is obtained verbally by qualified anesthesia providers. Later this year, the investigators will be moving to a written informed consent form for anesthesia that must be signed by patients before proceeding with elective surgery. The department's aim is to study patient satisfaction and retention of information presented before and after this change is made. After consent for anesthesia is obtained, study personnel will approach patients \>= 18 years of age scheduled for elective surgery and, after seeking verbal consent for this study, will administer a questionnaire which will assess patient satisfaction and retention of the risks that were presented.

Detailed description

Currently at UCMC consent for anesthesia is obtained verbally by qualified anesthesia providers. Later this year, the investigators will be moving to a written informed consent form for anesthesia that must be signed by patients before proceeded with elective surgery. The aim is to study patient satisfaction and retention of information presented before and after this change is made. Study Procedures After consent for anesthesia is obtained, study personnel will approach patients \>= 18 years of age scheduled for elective surgery and, after seeking verbal consent for this study, will administer a questionnaire which will assess patient satisfaction and retention of the risks that were presented. Demographic data will be recorded, including age, sex, classification of surgery (by service), urgency of case, as well as role of person obtaining anesthesia consent (resident vs. CRNA/APN vs. attending anesthesiologist). Method of obtaining anesthesia consent will also be recorded. Patient identifiers, including name, MRN and date of birth will NOT be recorded as part of this study. Patients will be approached for participation in this study preoperatively, in the pre-op holding area, immediately after anesthesia consent is obtained by the appropriate anesthesia provider. The patient's electronic medical record will NOT be accessed in order to pre-screen for participation no PHI will be collected in this study.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* English speaking Age\> 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

* Emergency cases Pt unable to consent for themselves Age \<18 yo Pregnant women for delivery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Patient satisfaction	Upon receiving consent for anesthesia, pre-operatively	How well patients are satisfied with the anesthesia consent process by using a 6 question questionnaire developed for this study.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Patient Retention	Upon receiving consent for anesthesia, pre-operatively	How well the patient was able to retain the information disclosed during the anesthesia by consent by using a 6 question questionnaire developed for this study.

Countries

United States

Outcome results