Trainee-led liver biopsy consent talks frequently incomplete, study finds

Only 54% of trainee-led informed consent conversations for liver biopsies met basic completeness (16% intermediate, 2% advanced). Patients' anxiety, confidence, and pain perception remained unchanged despite the gaps.

• Published in Academic Radiology, the study analyzed 50 recorded consent conversations before core liver biopsies.
• No patient perception changes were observed, and trainee characteristics (age, sex, year, race) didn't affect consent practices.
• Authors urge that supervising radiologists should not assume trainees know how to obtain complete informed consent, and better education is needed.

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