Say what? Patients have poor immediate memory of major risks of interscalene block disclosed during the informed consent discussion

• Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine Vol. 44; no. 11; pp. 981 - 985
• Main Authors: Bai, Johnny Wei, Abdallah, Faraj W, Cohn, Melanie, Ladowski, Stephanie, Madhusudan, Poorna, Brull, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.11.2019; Copyright by American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: ambulatory anesthesia; brachial plexus; Education; Informed consent; Likert scale; nerve block; Original article; Patients; Questionnaires; recall; Regional anesthesia; Surgery; United Kingdom > UK; brachial plexus; informed consent; nerve block; ambulatory anesthesia; recall

BackgroundPoor memory of disclosed risks can undermine informed consent and create medicolegal challenges. The extent to which patients remember the risks of peripheral nerve blockade following the informed consent discussion is unknown. This prospective cohort study evaluated patients’ immediate me...