“What are my options?”: Physicians as ontological decision architects in surgical informed consent
The aim of a theoretically ideal process of informed consent is to promote the autonomy of the patient and to limit unethical physician paternalism. However, in practice, the nature of the medical profession requires physicians to act as ontological decision architects—based on the medical knowledge...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2022
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| In: |
Bioethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 36, Issue: 9, Pages: 936-939 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NCH Medical ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Informed Consent
B Paternalism B decision architecture B Surgery B Physician B Medical Ethics B patient relationship |
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