Surgery & perioperative · Explanation & counselling

Hip surgery consent

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for Curtin Year 5 students

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are an intern on the orthopaedic ward. Mavis Fairweather, 83, fell at home last night. Her X-ray shows a displaced intracapsular fracture of the left neck of femur. The orthogeriatric team has found she has capacity. She is listed for a hemiarthroplasty tomorrow morning.

  1. Obtain informed consent for a hemiarthroplasty

  • You do not need to take a history or examine the patient

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