Informed consent for Orthopaedic surgeons in the time of COVID-19: Addressing ‘the elephant in the room’
Sohail Yousaf, Syed Hassan, Paul Hamilton, Andrea Sott
BMJ Quality & Safety, 18 June 2020
Open Access
Excerpt
…The doctor-patient conversation that occurs following the diagnosis of such an injury is important to fulfilling ethical and professional responsibilities and reducing medico-legal risk. Understanding the patient’s future goals and expectations influences management and is vital to shared decision-making. Surgeons need to enable patients to be fully informed by giving them high quality information about the current evidence base regarding the proposed treatment and the available alternatives and risks…
Informed consent for Orthopaedic surgeons in the time of COVID-19: Addressing ‘the elephant in the room’
