The radiologist and informed consent: a review, comments and proposals.
In summary, the physician's duty to inform has been described and discussed. The minority and majority rule have also been defined and analyzed along with the major causes of physician failure and resistance to disclose risks. In a proper physician-patient relationship, informed consent controversy should be rare. A calm, clear, direct and properly documented disclosure of risks of a procedure is the best defense in any jurisdiction.
D030881:Disclosure; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011871:Radiology; D012306:Risk; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States