Although informed consent is an issue in many medical malpractice claims, there is no standardized time or method to obtain informed consent for endoscopic procedures. The objectives of this study were to determine whether sedation for endoscopic procedures interfered with pre-endoscopic informed consent and to determine the appropriate time to obtain informed consent.
The Department of Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, and Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, North Carolina 27834-4354, USA.