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van der Heijden, Brigitte et al.: 2022 Management of Complications in Common Hand and Wrist Procedures DOI: 10.1055/b-0041-183524
Section 9 Social Issues

29 Complications: What They Do to the Patient

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Editors: van der Heijden, Brigitte; Haugstvedt, Jan-Ragnar; Coert, Henk

Authors: Amadio, Peter C.; Atzei, Andrea; Axelsson, Peter; Bain, Greg I.; Baur, Eva-Maria; Bindra, Randy; Boeckstyns, Michel E. H.; Bonhof-Jansen, Elske; Buijze, Geert Alexander; Bulstra, Anne Eva J.; Burnier, Marion; Calcagni, Maurizio; Crosio, Alessandro; De Buck, Paul; Degreef, Ilse; de Ruiter, Godard C.W.; del Piñal, Francisco; Dobbe, J.G.G.; Elliot, David; Esplugas, Mireia; Frueh, Florian S.; Garcia-Elias, Marc; Giesen, Thomas; Haerle, Max; Herren, Daniel B.; Herzberg, Guillaume; Ho, Pak Cheong; Hohenstein, Ayla; Kreulen, Mick; Kroon, Gertjan; Lampert, Florian M.D.; Lluch, Alex; Luchetti, Riccardo; MacLean, Simon B.M.; McCarron, Luke; McGrouther, Duncan Angus; Nagle, Daniel J.; Namazie, Ridzwan; Odella, Simona; Power, Dominic; Ruettermann, Mike; Schep, Niels W.L.; Schreuders, Ton A. R.; Strackee, S.D.; Stockmans, Filip; Tang, Jin Bo; Tos, Pierluigi; van Strien, Gwendolyn; Verschueren, Thomas; Verstreken, Frederik; Walbeehm, Erik; Walle, Marjolaine; Warwick, David; Werker, Paul M.N.; Whipple, Terry L.

Title: Management of Complications in Common Hand and Wrist Procedures

Subtitle: FESSH Instructional Course Book 2021

Print ISBN: 9783132436039; Online ISBN: 9783132436060; Book DOI: 10.1055/b000000124

1. Edition © 2022. Thieme. All rights reserved.
Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart

Subjects: Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery;Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery

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Terry L. Whipple

Abstract

What complications from hand surgery do to the patient is more extensive than mere surgical challenge. Informed consent to submit to hand surgery requires educating a patient’s expectations for outcomes and instilling trust in the surgeon and his team. Surgery complications inconvenience a patient’s plans for return to function and comfort. A patient is ultimately responsible for the added expense of the complication and also suffers the cost of disrupting relationships with family, co-workers, and friends. The emotional stress of complications and potential loss of hand functionality add to surgical risks. As per Hippocrates, these personal patient matters also are the responsibilities of a good hand surgeon.

Key words

trust - inconvenience - expense - functionality - Hippocratic oath - Responsibility - outcomes
 
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