title: Informed consent in otolaryngologic surgery: case scenario from a nigerian specialist hospital.
abstract: Informed consent is a foundational concept necessary for ethical conduct of clinical research and practice. It is a technical tool that shifts the autonomy to decide whether a medical procedure should be performed-from the doctor to the patient. However there is an ongoing discussion in bioethical circles on the level of comprehension of the informed consent process by the patients and research participants. We present this case vignette and the discussion afterwards to explore the question of to what extent a patient comprehends the information given to him/her before a surgical procedure is carried out. In other words, the question being asked here is how informed is informed consent in the context of oto-laryngological practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin 240213, Nigeria ; University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, PMB 1459, Ilorin 240212, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Afolabi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Ekiti State University, PMB 5363, Ado-Ekiti 360221, Nigeria.
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Fadare
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, PMB 1459, Ilorin 240212, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O T
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Ajiboye
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