Core information sets for informed consent to surgical interventions: baseline information of importance to patients and clinicians

Core information sets for informed consent to surgical interventions: baseline information of importance to patients and clinicians

Abstract Background Consent remains a crucial, yet challenging, cornerstone of clinical practice. The ethical, legal and professional understandings of this construct have evolved away from a doctor-centred act to a patient-centred process that encompasses the patient’s values, beliefs and goals. Th...

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Main Authors: Barry G. Main, Angus G. K. McNair, Richard Huxtable, Jenny L. Donovan, Steven J. Thomas, Paul Kinnersley, Jane M. Blazeby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Informed consent
Information
Shared-decision making
Autonomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-017-0188-7

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