Knowledge of surgical informed consent and associated factors among patients undergone obstetric and gynecologic surgery at Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2020: an institutional based cross-sectional study
Abstract Introduction Informed consent is the process whereby a patient makes a voluntary decision about their medical and surgical care with knowledge of the benefits and potential risks. Poor informed consent processes may increase potential for medical errors and malpractice. Little is known of t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-03-01
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Series: | Perioperative Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-023-00295-2 |