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informed consent forms consist large blocks written information may difficult patients understand visual teaching aids promising however studied preoperative educational tool common surgical procedures pilot tested use visual teaching aid informed consent process colectomy randomized pilot study performed participants randomized visual teaching aid group standard care following consent process participants questioned potential surgical complications anxiety satisfaction understanding 30 participants enrolled potential complication recall patientreported understanding improved visual group p 001 p 003 anxiety levels reduced visual group p 002 statistically significant data found satisfaction p 075 utilizing visual teaching aid consent process colectomy increases patient recall risks reduces anxiety improves understanding