Informed Consent of Patients without Reading Skills in Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy: Beware of the Liability

In our image-guided biopsy practice, when we ask patients to read an IC form, some patients openly admit that they are illiterate and therefore cannot read. For these patients, some additional measures are necessary to transfer the knowledge adequately and to check if the patient has integrated the information thoroughly. However, first, one should answer the following question: What is the percentage of patients who cannot read among patients with low literacy, which is group vulnerable to legal and ethical malpractice?