title: [Informed consent in anesthesia].
abstract: Informed consent is required for not only operative procedures but also anesthesia. One hundred and sixty-two patients, including those in a control group, were interviewed between the 3rd and 10th days after operations. An information sheet describes the anesthetic management and complications (possibilities of teeth damage, hoarseness and sore throat) in a simple style. This survey showed that those who had received the information sheet before operation showed significantly deeper understanding of anesthesia (56.2%) compared with those who had not received the information sheet (40.3%) (P < 0.05). The information sheet did not cause or increase anxiety about anesthesia. Those who had anxiety about anesthesia before the operation needed detailed printed information (63.8%) compared with those without anxiety (36.6%) (P < 0.01). An information sheet describing the anesthetic management and complications is useful for obtaining informed consent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital, Morioka.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimoda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyate
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terui
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wakusawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged