A fundamental problem of consent

A fundamental problem of consent

EDITOR,-John Mitchell describes the case of a consultant anaesthetist who was found guilty of serious professional misconduct by the General Medical Council. 1 After giving a general anaes-thetic for dental surgery the anaesthetist inserted a diclofenac suppository for pain relief (which was inadver...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 1995-04, Vol.310 (6984), p.935-937
Hauptverfasser: Lyons, S. Morrell, Saunders, David S., Laljee, M. M. A., Ness, Graham, Menage, Janet, Mason, J. K., Smith, R. A. McCall, Paterson, I. C. M., Horton, J. N., Graham, I. F. M., Rosen, Michael, Vyvyan, H. A. L., Lawler, K. M., Sinclair, C., Dodds, C., Lanigan, Colm, Reynolds, Felicity
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analgesia
Anesthesia
Assault
Consent
Dental surgery
Fatalities
General anesthesia
Guilt
Letters
Medical specialists
Obstetrical anesthesia
Pain
Paternalism
Physicians
Professional misconduct
Suppositories
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Zusammenfassung:EDITOR,-John Mitchell describes the case of a consultant anaesthetist who was found guilty of serious professional misconduct by the General Medical Council. 1 After giving a general anaes-thetic for dental surgery the anaesthetist inserted a diclofenac suppository for pain relief (which was inadvertently inserted into the patient's vagina) without the patient's consent.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.310.6984.935