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Semin intervent Radiol 2001; 18(4): 375-388
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-19098
Copyright © 2001 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA. Tel.: +1(212) 584-4662

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
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18 December 2001 (online)

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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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