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Consent may be hard to obtain for incompetent patients when relatives object
BMJ 1998; 316 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.316.7144.1608 (Published 23 May 1998) Cite this as: BMJ 1998;316:1608- Edward P Morris (e.morris@umds.ac.uk), Research fellowa
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EDITOR—McFadzean et al introduce an ethical debate that arose when a critically ill patient was unable to give consent to a procedure that she had previously refused to consent to.1 The article highlighted a problem that many specialties experience. One important, though less common, issue that was not raised is the unexpected need for urgent surgery or repeat surgery for a …
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