School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Vet Rec. 2020 Oct 17;187(8):318. doi: 10.1136/vr.105762. Epub 2020 Sep 11.
Informed consent from the client is required before veterinary professionals may administer treatment or perform surgery on an animal patient, except in an emergency. This study investigates the potential role(s) of the consent form in the consent process in the UK.
Thematic analysis was carried out on the text contained in 39 blank consent forms sourced from veterinary practices in the UK. Analysis was conducted at the levels of topical survey and thematic summary.
Consent forms were used to authorise procedures, to define proposed treatment, to offer or recommend additional procedures, to convey the risks of treatment and to document the client's financial obligations. None of the forms analysed provided sufficient space to document the accompanying conversation. Notable omissions from the submitted forms included options for treatment and benefits of treatment.
The consent form acts as a record of the procedure to be performed, the associated costs and the status of the person giving consent. However, from this analysis, it often fails to record the detail of the consent discussion, an essential part of the consent process. A proposal for an improved version of a veterinary consent form is provided.
兽医专业人员在对动物患者进行治疗或手术前，必须获得客户的知情同意，除非是紧急情况。本研究调查了同意书在英国同意过程中的潜在作用。
对来自英国兽医诊所的 39 份空白同意书的文本进行了主题分析。在主题调查和主题总结的层面上进行了分析。
同意书用于授权程序、定义拟议的治疗、提供或建议附加程序、传达治疗风险以及记录客户的财务义务。分析的表格中没有一个提供足够的空间来记录伴随的对话。提交的表格中明显遗漏了治疗选项和治疗益处。
同意书作为将要进行的程序、相关费用和同意人的身份的记录。然而，从这项分析来看，它往往未能记录同意讨论的细节，而这是同意过程的重要组成部分。提出了一种改进的兽医同意书版本的建议。
