- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter 1 General principles of consent
- Chapter 2 General surgical procedures
- Chapter 3 Colorectal surgery
- Chapter 4 Vascular surgery
- Chapter 5 Endocrine surgery
- Chapter 6 Breast surgery
- Chapter 7 Hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery
- Chapter 8 Upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery
- Chapter 9 Transplantation surgery
- Chapter 10 Laparoscopic surgery
- Chapter 11Urological surgery
- Chapter 12 Orthopaedic surgery
- Chapter 13 Plastic surgery
- Chapter 14 Ear, nose, and throat surgery
- Chapter 15 General paediatric surgery
- Chapter 16 Neonatal surgery
- Chapter 17 Neurosurgery
- Chapter 18 Cardiac surgery
- Chapter 19 Thoracic surgery
- Chapter 20 Maxillofacial surgery
- Chapter 21 Ophthalmic surgery
- Chapter 22 Obstetrics and gynaecological surgery
- Appendix 1 Example consent form for patients able to consent for themselves
- Appendix 2 Example consent form for those with parental responsibility consenting on behalf of a child
- Appendix 3 Example consent form for procedures performed with no impairment of consciousness
- Appendix 4 Example consent form for adults without capacity to consent for themselves
- Index
(p. 1) General principles of consent
- Chapter:
- (p. 1) General principles of consent
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199595587.003.0001
Quick reference guide to consent 2
Introduction to the consent ‘process’ 7
What is consent? Why is it needed? 10
How should consent be recorded, and for what procedures? 13
Implied, presumed, or inferred consent 15
The consequences of proceeding with invalid consent 17
What should be disclosed, and by whom? ...
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- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter 1 General principles of consent
- Chapter 2 General surgical procedures
- Chapter 3 Colorectal surgery
- Chapter 4 Vascular surgery
- Chapter 5 Endocrine surgery
- Chapter 6 Breast surgery
- Chapter 7 Hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery
- Chapter 8 Upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery
- Chapter 9 Transplantation surgery
- Chapter 10 Laparoscopic surgery
- Chapter 11Urological surgery
- Chapter 12 Orthopaedic surgery
- Chapter 13 Plastic surgery
- Chapter 14 Ear, nose, and throat surgery
- Chapter 15 General paediatric surgery
- Chapter 16 Neonatal surgery
- Chapter 17 Neurosurgery
- Chapter 18 Cardiac surgery
- Chapter 19 Thoracic surgery
- Chapter 20 Maxillofacial surgery
- Chapter 21 Ophthalmic surgery
- Chapter 22 Obstetrics and gynaecological surgery
- Appendix 1 Example consent form for patients able to consent for themselves
- Appendix 2 Example consent form for those with parental responsibility consenting on behalf of a child
- Appendix 3 Example consent form for procedures performed with no impairment of consciousness
- Appendix 4 Example consent form for adults without capacity to consent for themselves
- Index