title: Role of the informed consent, from mesotherapy to opioid therapy.
abstract: Informed consent is part of a process of communication useful to obtain an agreement (conscious, voluntary and free) between doctors and patients. Mesotherapy is based on the introduction of drugs by intradermal route in order to obtain a dose-sparing effect with respect to deeper administration. Opioids are the most appropriate therapy for patients who do not respond to other therapies. Proper communication between doctor and patient, including an explanation of the potential benefits, limitations and risks (even mild), is recommended both in clinical practice and research. Active participation of the patient has the advantage of better control of adverse events, both of mesotherapy and opioid-based therapy. This information-education process returns to the fundamental concept of "first do no harm" and set a "therapeutic partnership" with patients.
authors.affiliation: Italian Society of Mesotherapy, Rome, Italy. massimo.mammucari@libero.it.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mammucari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazzari
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maggiori
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gafforio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tufaro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baffini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maggiori
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palombo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Meo
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Sabato
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D057748:Mesotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid