Brook L. Mcfadden|Melissa L. Constantine|Sarah L. Hammil|Megan E. Tarr|Husam Abed|Kimberly Kenton|Vivian W. Sung|Rebecca G. Rogers
Patient recall 6 weeks after surgical consent for midurethral sling using mesh
University of New Mexico|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of New Mexico|Loyola University Medical Center|Henry Ford Health System|Loyola University Medical Center|Brown University|Providence College|University of New Mexico
aimed determine patient recall specific surgical risks benefits discussed consent midurethral sling mus surgery immediately consent 6 weeks followup specifically sought determine whether women recalled specific risks related placement mesh surgeons consented patients mus usual fashion audio recorded consent sessions consent 6 weeks postoperatively women completed checklist risks benefits alternatives general procedural items covered consent addition women completed decision regret scale pelvic floor disorders drspfd audio files used verify specific risks benefits alternatives procedural items discussed consent recall specific risks benefits alternatives correlated drspfd scores sixtythree women completed checklists immediately post consent 6 weeks postoperatively sixweek recall benefits alternatives description operation change surgical risk recall measured patient checklist deteriorated 92 immediately post consent 72 6 weeks postoperatively p 001 recall risk mesh erosion declined 91 64 p 001 recall mesh placed mus procedure declined 98 84 p 01 drspfd scores correlated poorer surgical risk recall surgical complications r 31 p 02 recall mus surgery risks deteriorated time specifically women forgot mesh placed might erode investigations methods measures adequate consent promote recall longterm surgical risks needed