Clinical Case Database / Category: Patient Management
Competence, complications & consent in anaesthesia
Publication details
Sophie Burns, Dr MDD Bell MPhil FRCA FFICM
Foundation Years Journal, volume 9, issue 8, p.24 (123Doc Education, London, September 2015)
Abstract
Anaesthesia carries the potential to cause death or serious injury, risks which the patient should be made aware of. This paper explores contemporary standards of informed consent and the difficulties in achieving this within anaesthesia. The issue of competence in technical interventions as a specific component of consent is highlighted by a tale from civil litigation which demonstrates adverse consequences for both patient and practitioner.
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Authors
Sophie Burns (Corresponding author)
FY2 doctor in General Practice
Townhead Surgery, Town Head
Settle, BD24 9JA
sophie.burns@doctors.org.uk
Dr MDD Bell MPhil FRCA FFICM
Consultant in Intensive Care/Anaesthesia
The General Infirmary at Leeds, LS13EX
Assistant Coroner - West Yorkshire (Western jurisdiction)
dominic.bell@nhs.net
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