Med Leg J. 2014 Mar;82(1):38-40.
Reductio ad absurdum: Informed consent.
Abstract
Informing of possible or almost impossible risks of operations may reach absurdity as a form of defensive medicine which is not in the patient's interest and can destroy faith in the surgeon. Its prevention is more a matter for lawyers than for doctors without diminishing the ethic of informed consent. True and hypothetical examples are considered.
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