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01-10-2020 | COVID-19 | Surgical Techniques and Innovations

Surgical Consent during COVID Pandemic: COVID Times—Surgical Consent Checklist

Authors: Toney Jose, Arya Joy

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Issue 5/2020

Abstract

COVID-19 caused many countries to stop their elective procedures to allow preservation of resources for COVID-19 care. With restriction being gradually lifted, the surgical services have to face the pending burden of elective cases alongside the pandemic. The true impact of the pandemic and the COVID-19 on perioperative outcomes is still being discovered. This demands a COVID-specific consenting process in addition to the routine surgical consent, to ensure that the patients are able to make informed decisions. The first ever COVID-specific checklist for surgical consent ‘COVID times—surgical consent checklist’ is introduced. This checklist enables the surgeon to ensure that a discussion detailing the impact of COVID-19 on surgical services is made. It also acts as a documentation of the discussions carried out during the consenting process.

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Title: Surgical Consent during COVID Pandemic: COVID Times—Surgical Consent Checklist
Authors: Toney Jose
Arya Joy
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer India
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-020-02544-w

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