Table 3 . Adherence to informed consent standards by general and specialized hospitals in Shiraz .

Standards		Adherence to standards		No adherence to standards
		General n= 11 (%)	Specialized n= 10 (%)	General n= 11 (%)	Specialized n= 10 (%)
1	Clear definition of informed consent process in hospital policies	10 (90.9)	9 (90.0)	1 (9.1)	1 (10.0)
2	Staff training in implementing the policies	8 (72.7)	10 (100.0)	3 (27.3)	0 (0.0)
3	Obtaining informed consent according the policies	10 (90.9)	10 (100.0)	1 (9.1)	0 (0.0)
4	Informing patients about their health status	8 (72.7)	9 (90.0)	3 (27.3)	1 (10.0)
5	Listing procedures and treatments need specified consent	6 (54.5)	7 (70.0)	5 (45.5)	3 (30.0)
6	Collaboration of related physicians and staffs in preparing mentioned list	7 (63.6)	7 (70.0)	4 (36.4)	3 (30.0)
7	Defining process for obtaining consent from others (non-patient)	8 (72.7)	9 (90.0)	3 (27.3)	1 (10.0)
8	Justifiability of obtaining consent from others	10 (90.9)	9 (90.0)	1 (9.1)	1 (10.0)
9	Clarifying in the patient’s record, individuals, other than patient, obtained consent	11 (100.0)	10 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
10	Informing patient and their family about the scope of a general consent and when used by the hospital	5 (45.5)	7 (70.0)	6 (54.5)	3 (30.0)
11	Defining how a general consent is documented in patients record	6 (54.5)	10 (100.0)	5 (45.5)	0 (0.0)
12	Informing enough patients about plan and responsible persons before obtaining consent	9 (81.8)	9 (90.0)	2 (18.2)	1 (10.0)
13	Informing enough patients about risk and benefits of plan, before obtaining consent	9 (81.8)	9 (90.0)	2 (18.2)	1 (10.0)
14	Informing enough patients about possible alternatives, before obtaining consent	8 (72.7)	8 (80.0)	3 (27.3)	2 (20.0)
15	Informing enough patients about Consequences of refusing treatment before obtaining consent	9 (81.8)	10 (100.0)	2 (18.2)	0 (0.0)
16	Informing enough patients about likelihood of successful treatment before obtaining consent	7 (63.6)	10 (100.0)	4 (36.4)	0 (0.0)
17	Obtaining consent before:
	Surgery	10 (90.9)	10 (100.0)	1 (9.1)	0 (0.0)
	Invasive procedure	10 (90.9)	7 (70.0)	1 (9.1)	3 (30.0)
	Anesthesia	7 (63.6)	7 (70.0)	4 (36.4)	3 (30.0)
	Using blood products	6 (54.5)	3 (30.0)	5 (45.5)	7 (70.0)
	High risk procedures	8 (72.7)	8 (80.0)	3 (27.3)	2 (20.0)
18	Clarifying the identity of who informed patients for above procedures in patients record	9 (81.8)	9 (90.0)	2 (18.2)	1 (10.0)
19	Documenting the consent in patient record by signature or record of verbal consent	8 (72.7)	9 (90.0)	3 (27.3)	1 (10.0)