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Re: CS on demandFrom: DoctorJoe@aol.comSun Oct 24 09:54:39 1999
In a message dated 10/24/99 8:04:42 AM, eramirez@icepr.com writes: << Carlos-- my question still stands-- if I get an informed consent for a Hysterectomy -- and it turns out that it was not indicated at all -- can I be prosecuted in the criminal system for assault and battery?
>I doubt that your answer is that you would do a cesarean section on Actually, we're sort of talking about apples and oranges here. CONSENT comes from discussion from the patient, and the patient's knowing agreement to some course of (medical) action. INDICATION is usually something agreed upon by other medical professionals, organizations, etc, and does not correspond to CONSENT, although you may get CONSENT by informing the patient of the various INDICATIONS. Conversely, the patient may want the procedure, and give CONSENT, for a personal reason which is not an acceptable INDICATION by some authority (like ACOG). Joe P.
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