Key result
Effective risk management in surgery requires thorough explanation and recording of risks during informed consent, alongside adherence to guidelines to reduce the incidence of surgical errors.
Highlights the importance of explaining and recording risks during informed consent and managing surgical errors appropriately.
Supports detailed consent documentation in surgery; leaves open prospective validation of error reduction.
When seeking a patient's informed consent to surgery, it is necessary to ensure that the extent of risk is explained, that the most common risks are described, and that the information given is recorded. Errors in performance of an agreed operation tend to be under-reported; acceptance of guidelines can reduce their incidence but will not eliminate them, and it is vital to deal understandingly with those which do occur.
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Joseph Smith (1991) conducted a review in Surgery. Risk management guidelines was evaluated. Effective risk management in surgery requires thorough explanation and recording of risks during informed consent, alongside adherence to guidelines to reduce the incidence of surgical errors.
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