title: The consent form signature: a useful clinical sign?
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Berkshire Hospital.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toms
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004630:Emergencies; D006236:Handwriting; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome