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Who first? Should the surgeon prioritize the patient’s benefit or protect himself/herself?
Abstract
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.

Keywords : Informed consent, intensive care, surgery

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Volume 4, Issue 3, 2024
Page : 131-132
https://doi.org/10.51271/KMJ-0159
Article Information
Received : 23 Nis 2024
Accepted : 01 Tem 2024
Published : 01 Eyl 2024
Corresponding Author :

Fatih Öner: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkiye

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Citation : Öner F, Kaya Çelik E. Who first? Should the surgeon prioritize the patient’s benefit or protect himself/herself? Kastamonu Med J. 2024;4(3):131-132.

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