Informed Consent

Informed consent generally includes:

• the nature of the problem / injury; diagnosis
• nature and purpose of the proposed treatment plan
• the risks assoicated with the treatment plan
• the benefits of treatment plan
• reasonable alternatives to treatment plan, including alternative to not procede with treatment.
• risks and benefits of not being treated

Risks: including, but not limited to...

infection, nerve or artery damage, stiffness, weakness, pain worse or unchanged from before surgery, incomplete or decreased function, inability to return to sport, need for further surgery.

Medical complications inculde but are not limited to heart attack, stroke, blood clots in the arm or leg, pulmonary embolus, transfusion reaction, death.

Document the discussion of informed consent by completing the hospital consent form and by writing a progress note in the medical chart

Blood transfusion Risks

• Blood transfusion risks include but are not limited to: HIV, HBV, HCV, HTLV, CMV, fatal or nonfatal hemolytic reaction, fever, urticaria, allergic reaction, graft-vs-host disease, alloimmunization