Informed Consent: Whys, Wherefores, What Ifs

Mary Alane Downs; Richard P. Kidwell

doi:10.1055/s-2001-19098

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin intervent Radiol 2001; 18(4): 375-388
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-19098

Informed Consent: Whys, Wherefores, What Ifs

Mary Alane Downs¹ , Richard P. Kidwell²

¹Morgan Shelsby Carlo Downs & Everton, P.A., Hunt Valley, Maryland
²Managing Attorney, Claims/Litigation, Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, Maryland

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This article discusses standards of informed consent for interventional radiology procedures. It brings to the reader specific examples of court cases. The article also discusses the similarities and differences among malpractice conditions in the United States, Great Britain, and Japan.

KEYWORD

Conscious sedation - consent - lawyer - interventional radiology

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