Presumed consent: licenses and limits inferred from the case of geriatric hip fractures
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DOI: 10.1186/s12910-017-0180-2
Abstract: BackgroundHip fractures are common and serious injuries in the geriatric population. Obtaining informed consent for surgery in geriatric patients can be difficult due to the high prevalence of comorbid cognitive impairment. Given that virtually all… read more here.
Keywords: presumed consent; consent licenses; hip fractures; geriatric hip ... See more keywords