Legal sanctity of consent for surgical procedures in India

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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Main Authors: Gauri Sharma, Vivek Tandon, P. Sarat Chandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2012-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
consent
indian penal code
legality
neurosurgery
surgical procedure
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.102281

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