Presumed consent: licenses and limits inferred from the case of geriatric hip fractures

BACKGROUND: Hip 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 patients with hip fractures eventually undergo su...

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Autores principales: Bernstein, Joseph, LeBrun, Drake, MacCourt, Duncan, Ahn, Jaimo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28235413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12910-017-0180-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28235413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12910-017-0180-2

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