Table 2 . Responses to the questions regarding current practices and attitudes towards SIC (n= 231) .
| Junior doctors (n= 199) | Senior doctors (n= 32) | |||
| Who obtains the SIC? | ||||
| The operating surgeon himself | 3 (1.50%) | 2 (6.25%) | ||
| The junior doctor on duty | 53 (26.63%) | 14 (43.75%) | ||
| Staff nurse on duty | 143 (71.85%) | 16 (50%) | ||
| Others | - | - | ||
| From whom do you obtain the SIC? | ||||
| The patient | 8 (4.02%) | 7 (21.87%) | ||
| The attendants | 151 (75.87%) | 25 (78.12%) | ||
| The husband | 23 (11.55%) | - | ||
| The father | 17 (8.54%) | - | ||
| Any other person | - | - | ||
| Others | - | |||
| Which time do you obtain the SIC? | ||||
| On the admission counter | 1 (0.50%) | 2 (6.25%) | ||
| In the ward | 5 (2.51%) | 9 (28.12%) | ||
| In the operating theatre | 20 (10.05%) | - | ||
| The night before surgery | 173 (86.93%) | 21 (65.62%) | ||
| Others | - | - | ||
| How do you check the if the patient is competent to obtain SIC? | ||||
| Use own clinical judgment | 10 (28.14%) | 6 (18.75%) | ||
| Use structured questionnaire | - | - | ||
| Not using any standard | 183 (91.95%) | 26 (81.25%) | ||
| Others | - | - | ||
| What do you do if the next of kin is not available to obtain SIC? | ||||
| Do not proceed to surgery | - | - | ||
| Give consent on behalf of the patient | 181 (90.95%) | 28 (87.50%) | ||
| Inform the hospital administration | 18 (9.04%) | 4 (12.50%) | ||
| Others | - | - | ||
| Do you use any structured proforma for obtaining SIC? | ||||
| Yes | - | - | ||
| No | 199 (100%) | 32 (100%) | ||
| Others | - | - | ||
| How do you ensure that the patient understood the information? | ||||
| Repeat back | - | 1 (3.12%) | ||
| Do not ensure | 183 (91.95%) | 31 (96.87%) | ||
| Others | - | - | ||
| Do you have an institutional standard on complication rates? | ||||
| Yes | - | - | ||
| No | 199 (100%) | 32 (100%) | ||
| Others | - | - | ||
| Which complication percentage do you use to inform your patient in the process of SIC? | ||||
| Rates from published literature | - | 25 (78.12%) | ||
| Rates from own department | - | - | ||
| Personal rates | - | - | ||
| None of these | 181 (90.95%) | - | ||
| Others | - | - | ||
| Do you use any check prior to starting the surgical procedure if the SIC is correctly completed? | ||||
| Yes | - | - | ||
| No | 173 (86.93%) | 29 (90.62%) | ||
| Others | - | - | ||
| Which of the following supporting tools do you use for patient’s education and guidance? | ||||
| Leaflets | - | - | ||
| Websites/software | - | - | ||
| Movies | - | - | ||
| Information personnel | - | - | ||
| None of these | 193 (96.98%) | 32 (100%) | ||
| Others | - | - | ||
| Are you interested in using software for SIC? | ||||
| Yes | ||||
| No | 173 (86.93%) | 27 (84.37%) | ||
| Others | ||||
SIC= Surgical Informed Consent