Gaining consent for the unexpected during surgery

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Gaining consent for the unexpected during surgery

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The Registrar Panel

Jane King
Jane King

A gynaecologist who removed both fallopian tubes in a 20-year-old should have gained her consent first, writes associate commissioner Jane King

It is essential that reasonably foreseeable issues are discussed with the patient before surgery This article considers a recent health and disab