Question of Syntax

In the sentence, "The operative site was verified with the patient, and informed consent was found to be in the chart in the preoperative holding area," the phrase "in the preoperative holding area" is misplaced, and implies that the chart was in the preoperative holding area.  The sentence should better read as "The operative site was verified with the patient in the preoperative holding area, and informed consent was found to be in the chart."  This states that the operative site was verified with the patient while the patient was in the preoperative holding area.