Development of a core outcome set for informed consent for therapy: An international key stakeholder consensus study.

Background: 300 million operations and procedures are performed annually across the world, all of which require a patient's informed consent. No standardised measure of the consent process exists in current clinical practice. We aimed to define a core outcome set for informed consent for therapy.

Evaluating interventions for informed consent for surgery (ICONS): Protocol for the development of a core outcome set.

Background: The concept of informed consent is fundamental to medical practice. Shortcomings in the process can lead to patient complaints, litigation, unmet expectations and poor outcomes. Consent research has focused on developing tools to improve patient recall and understanding.