Observations on the myth of "informed consent".
A series of 100 patients in a general plastic surgery population were interviewed by standard format to determine their retention rate of preoperative information given to them. An overall recall, or retention rate, of 35 percent was found.
D004522:Educational Status; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative