Breakdown of the consent process at a quaternary medical center: Our full disclosure

American Surgeon

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 855-863

  Fairfax, Lindsay M ^a   Christmas, A Britton ^a   Norton, H James ^a   Jacobs, David G ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRONCHOSCOPY; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; RESIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX DRAINAGE; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENA CAVA FILTER;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISCLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIANS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864753107     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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