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Get consent for the unexpected.(Gynecology)(Brief Article)
ST. LOUIS -- Physicians need to obtain comprehensive patient consent before surgery to help guide their approach to unexpected findings during the procedure, according to Ira Horowitz, M.D.
In a presentation at the 15th International Pelvic Reconstructive and Vaginal Surgery Conference, Dr. Horowitz looked at several hypothetical cases. "It is imperative that we discuss various scenarios with the patient prior to surgery," said Dr. Horowitz, the Willaford Ransom Leach Professor and vice chairman and director of the division of gynecologic oncology in the department of gynecology and obstetrics at Emory University, Atlanta.
In one hypothetical case, a malpractice lawyer with a mucinous cystadenoma had signed a consent form to remove only the mass. The physician is permitted to remove the uterus and contralateral ovary if a carcinoma is present. "You have a suspicion of cancer. What do you do?" Dr. Horowitz ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Get consent for the unexpected.(Gynecology)(Brief Article)