O&G Cases · Perioperative care — medico-legal
Consent and provision of information — case (consent withdrawal at theatre)
FRANZCOG-format case station on RANZCOG C-Gen 2: capacity, voluntariness, adequate information, the reasonable patient standard, communication and documentation when consent is withdrawn.
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Consent and provision of information — case (consent withdrawal at theatre)
Brief (to candidate)
Mrs Patel is in the anaesthetic bay, has withdrawn consent, has limited English and an adult daughter who has been translating, her husband is in the waiting area and she is anxious. You are the consultant gynaecologist. The anaesthetist is ready, the list is full and a junior has already documented “consent signed yesterday, no concerns”.
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- [3]Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Consent and provision of information (C-Gen 2) RANZCOG, 2024.Source
- [5]Medical Board of Australia Good medical practice: a code of conduct for doctors in Australia AHPRA, 2020.Source
- [19]Haynes AB, Weiser TG, Berry WR, et al. A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population N Engl J Med, 2009.PMID 19144931