In this issue (Can J Surg 2005; 48: 271-2), Bernstein provides a provocative view of the
consent process involved in randomized clinical trials. He argues, with some success, that …

'2005 CMA Media Inc. Can J Surg, Vol. 48, No. 4, August 2005 271 factual information about
risks and benefits. In an analogous study, patients were asked if they were concerned about …

I t is difficult to imagine who might benefit from reading this work. Virtually the entire book
consists of listings of possi-ble complications of major surgi-cal operations, but the author …

—ACS Statements on Principles of the College1 A chapter devoted to the topic of informed
consent may, at first glance, seem to be out of place in a textbook of acute care surgery. The …

The article examines the ethical and legal basis for medical decision-making for the
competent patient. It states that informed consent is a process in which the patient makes a …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the degree of patients' understanding of several aspects
of the informed consent process for surgery and clinical research. METHODS: We conducted …

To evaluate the practice and patient's perception of informed consent before elective surgery
in Tertiary Health Care setup. This questionnaire based observational study was conducted …

All surgery carries risk. Both surgeon and patient enter into an agreement acknowledging a
certain level of risk for a belief in benefit. The surgeon, with considerably more experience …

The process of informed consent is central to all clinical practice, and particularly to
operative surgery. If complications occur, and surgery has been undertaken without …

To the Editor: Dr Freshwater raises an important question: Does the study and report of a
small number of patients undergoing a routine simple blood test and diet rise to (require) the …