Abstract
The quality of a patient's consent form signature was assessed in 42 adult patients undergoing emergency major abdominal surgery. Patients with a poor quality or absent consent form signature had a significantly higher mortality and higher APACHE II scores than those with a satisfactory consent form signature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 149-150 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 4 Suppl |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1997 |
Keywords
- APACHE
- Abdomen
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Emergencies
- Handwriting
- Humans
- Informed Consent
- Length of Stay
- Middle Aged
- Treatment Outcome