title: Informed consent in a surgical emergency.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Scala
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D003657:Decision Making; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005190:Family; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007603:Jurisprudence; D010820:Physicians; D012237:Rhode Island; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D016312:Treatment Refusal