Legal sanctity of consent for surgical procedures in India
As surgeons, we are morally committed to respecting the right of self-determination of patients, thus an informed consent is necessary before any operative intervention. Many neurosurgical patients are incapable of giving consent because of impaired consciousness. Moreover, neurosurgical procedures...
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| description | As surgeons, we are morally committed to respecting the right of self-determination of patients, thus an informed consent is necessary before any operative intervention. Many neurosurgical patients are incapable of giving consent because of impaired consciousness. Moreover, neurosurgical procedures involve high risks and often are time sensitive; therefore obtaining consent is a challenging job. Patients and their family members need immense courage, understanding, and trust before giving consent for a surgical procedure to a doctor. Lawsuits against doctors are on the rise and it is important to understand “what is consent?” in legal parlance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3e45af3410b496b8c20622a96b4173f2022-12-21T17:50:35ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672012-07-01010213914310.4103/2277-9167.102281Legal sanctity of consent for surgical procedures in IndiaGauri SharmaVivek Tandon0P. Sarat Chandra1Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical SciencesDepartment of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical SciencesAs surgeons, we are morally committed to respecting the right of self-determination of patients, thus an informed consent is necessary before any operative intervention. Many neurosurgical patients are incapable of giving consent because of impaired consciousness. Moreover, neurosurgical procedures involve high risks and often are time sensitive; therefore obtaining consent is a challenging job. Patients and their family members need immense courage, understanding, and trust before giving consent for a surgical procedure to a doctor. Lawsuits against doctors are on the rise and it is important to understand “what is consent?” in legal parlance.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.102281consentindian penal codelegalityneurosurgerysurgical procedure |
| spellingShingle | Gauri Sharma Vivek Tandon P. Sarat Chandra Legal sanctity of consent for surgical procedures in India Indian Journal of Neurosurgery consent indian penal code legality neurosurgery surgical procedure |
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| title_short | Legal sanctity of consent for surgical procedures in India |
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