Medically reviewed by
Deborah Weatherspoon, Ph.D., MSN
Written by Yvette Brazier
Updated on June 8, 2023
Source: Medical News Today
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Informed consent
If the patient does not give informed consent to a medical procedure, the doctor or health care provider may be liable if the procedure results in harm or injury, even if it was carried out perfectly.
If a surgeon does not inform the patient that a procedure involves a 30-percent risk of losing a limb, and the patient loses a limb, the doctor will be liable, even if the operation was done perfectly. This is because the patient may have opted not to go ahead if they had been informed of the risks.
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