Alan R. Tait|Terri Voepel?Lewis|Virginia T. Gauger
Parental Recall of Anesthesia Information
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
informed consent process sharing information facilitates individual patients right selfdetermination despite importance anesthesia practice process informed consent rarely audited examined limited data respect anesthesia consent practices particularly within pediatric setting designed study therefore examine information parents seek regarding childs anesthesia told told much information recallparents children undergoing variety elective surgical procedures recruited child surgery parents interviewed determine recall childs anesthetic plan postoperative pain management attendant risks benefits surveyed regarding information sought received satisfied informationtwo hundred sixtythree parents included although majority 962 recalled receiving information childs anesthesia would administered 511 recalled given information risks anesthesia 424 recalled side effects would managed composite scores parental recall anesthesia information generally poor 49 25 10 furthermore 50 557 parents recall risks benefits anesthesia respectively 829 could recall pain medication side effects recall consent information provided anesthesia providers significantly better provided surgical personnel p 001results showed disclosure anesthesia information parents often incomplete recall thereof poor finding recall consent information provided anesthesia providers better provided surgical personnel may serve debate regarding appropriate vehicles anesthesia consent