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Informed Consent Practices in Global Surgery among Plastic Surgery Organizations

Kishan Thadikonda, Rosaline Zhang, Jonathan Bruhn, Phuong D. Nguyen, Samuel O. Poore · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 2022

Background: Global surgery organizations often serve vulnerable and complex patient populations, but there is limited knowledge on the protocols used to obtain informed consent for procedures and content sharing. Methods: The Plastic Surgery Foundation Volunteers in Plastic Surgery database was queried for organizations actively involved in global surgery. Seventy-nine organizations received email invitations to participate in a survey study regarding their protocols for obtaining consent for procedures and sharing multimedia content. Results: A total of 17 organizations (22 percent) completed the survey. All were active for at least 10 years, and 15 of 17 organizations (88 percent) organized at least two mission trips annually. Fifteen of 17 organizations (88 percent) reported obtaining written consent for surgical procedures. Eight of 17 organizations, less than half (46 percent), used a written consent form that was created jointly with the local hospital. For sharing content related to global surgery experiences, 12 of 16 (75 percent) obtained some form of writte

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