To inform or not to inform: how should the surgeon proceed when the patient refuses to discuss surgical risk?

J Vasc Surg. 2006 Jul;44(1):219-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.04.050.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery
  • Ethics, Medical*
  • General Surgery / ethics*
  • Humans
  • Informed Consent / ethics*
  • Male
  • Personal Autonomy*
  • Physician-Patient Relations / ethics
  • Risk Assessment
  • Truth Disclosure