Jon Mallatt
A Traditional Scientific Perspective on the Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness
Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)
informed consent communication process providing patientparentsguardians relevant information regarding diagnosis treatment make informed decisions study assess practice surgical informed consent addis ababa institutionbased crosssectional study undertaken addis ababa 2021 total 312 women underwent cesarean section interviewed immediately hospital discharge thirteen components sic used based international recommendations including royal college surgeons standards informed consent practices surgical procedures almost 100 respondents asked provide written consent 962 signed consent form women 894 received information indications 186 respondents informed type anesthesia administered 9 n 28 given opportunity choose option anesthesia 449 respondents received least six 13 components sic suggested investigators secured data signature patient 96 least documented element sic alternative treatment majority women underwent elective emergency cesarean section receive comprehensive information surgical informed consent process study hospitals need patients need counseled antenatal visits specifically patients visit near term antenatal checkups