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01-01-2017 | Editorial Perspective

Surgical Informed Consent Revisited: Time to Revise the Routine?

Authors: Kinga B. Skowron, Peter Angelos

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 1/2017

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All surgery carries risk. Both surgeon and patient enter into an agreement acknowledging a certain level of risk for a belief in benefit. The surgeon, with considerably more experience on the subject, proposes the operation. The patient, often stressed by a life-changing diagnosis, consents to proceed. Upon hearing about risks of surgery, many patients would rather “die trying” than do nothing [1]. Patients commonly trust that the surgeon will achieve the best possible outcome and agree to proceed with surgery. …

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Title: Surgical Informed Consent Revisited: Time to Revise the Routine?
Authors: Kinga B. Skowron
Peter Angelos
Publication date: 01-01-2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3715-7

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