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Who first? Should the surgeon prioritize the patient’s benefit or protect himself/herself?
Some emergency department patients with specific health issues cannot give legally valid, informed consent. Physicians may be alone in urgent assessments and decisions. Here, we presented the management of two cases that we encountered in the clinic and in which we had difficulty obtaining informed consent.


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2. Fields LM, Calvert JD. Informed consent procedures with cognitively impaired patients: a review of ethics and best practices. Psychiatr Clin Neurosci. 2015;69(8):462-471. doi:10.1111/pcn.12289
3. Hanson M, Pitt D. Informed consent for surgery: risk discussion and documentation. Can J Surg. 2017;60(1):69-70. doi:10.1503/cjs.004816
Volume 4, Issue 3, 2024
Page : 131-132
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