Informed consent for labour epidurals: what labouring women want to know
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésiePublished 1 November 2000Open access
Aaron Jackson, Richard A. Henry, Nicole Avery, Elizabeth G. VanDenKerkhof, Brian Milne
Citations94
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score0.92
SNIP1.44
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
It is suggested that labouring patients are as able to give informed consent as are other members of the patient population.
Abstract
This prospective survey characterizes what 60 reasonable labouring women wanted to know about labour epidural analgesia. Parturients wanted all risks of epidural analgesia disclosed in the informed consent process. The majority of women did not want the incidences quoted. This study suggests that labouring patients are as able to give informed consent as are other members of our patient population.
Keywords
Medicine
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésieEpidural analgesia for labour and delivery: informed consent issues
81 Citations1997Carol Pattee, Margaret Ballantyne +1 more
Patients indicated they should be informed of all possible complications associated with epidural analgesia, regardless of severity or risk, and non disclosure of serious risks during iabour was not acceptable to parturients.
Journal of Clinical AnesthesiaRecall of Risks Following Labor Epidural Analgesia
44 Citations1998Paul J Affleck, David B. Waisel +2 more
Recall of risks by parturients is similar to the recall ofisks by other patients, and it does not appear to be affected by parity or the reported level of pain.