Impact of Age on Consent in a Geriatric Orthopaedic Trauma Patient Population

Impact of Age on Consent in a Geriatric Orthopaedic Trauma Patient Population

Introduction: Persistent misconceptions of frailty and dementia in geriatric patients impact physician-patient communication and leave patients vulnerable to disempowerment. Physicians may inappropriately focus the discussion of treatment options to health care proxies instead of patients. Our study...

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Main Authors: Madeline M. McGovern BSc, Michael F. McTague MPH, Erin Stevens DO, Juan Carlos Nunez Medina MD, Esteban Franco-Garcia MD, Marilyn Heng MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21514593211003065

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