title: Catastrophic surgery and the legal issues.
authors.affiliation: Alec Samuels, Southampton, UK alec.samuels@btinternet.com.
authors.forename: Alec
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samuels
mesh_terms: D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000592:standards; D016365:Liability, Legal; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*