title: Intraoperative conversion to open technique: is informed consent implied?
abstract: This case raises issues regarding the anesthesia and surgical components of preoperative informed consent and the differing views of anesthesiologists and surgeons with regards to informed consent, in the context of conversion to open surgery from a minimally invasive approach.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical School at Houston, USA.
authors.forename: Chirag B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cattano
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States