Different perception of surgical risks between physicians and patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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BACKGROUND: Data on the quality of communication during informed consent for surgery is sparse; we investigated this issue in a cohort of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). METHODS: Two hundred and seven consecutive patients with benign biliary disease who had undergone LC completed 2 questionnaires. We investigated the patient choice to undergo the surgical procedure along with perceptions of risk complications presented by the surgeon. Nineteen attending surgeons also c...

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Authors: Tuveri, M; Caocci, G; Efficace, F; Medas, F; Collins, G

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy and percutaneous techniques
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 305-311
• Publication date: 2009-08-01
• DOI: 10.1097/sle.0b013e3181a8295e
• EISSN: 1534-4908
• ISSN: 1530-4515
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cohort Studies; Questionnaires; Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; Aged; Perception; Aged, 80 and over; Risk; Female; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Informed Consent; Biliary Tract Diseases; Attitude of Health Personnel; Physician-Patient Relations; Humans; Communication; Adult; Attitude to Health; Male; Risk Factors