Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Apr 1998
Review[Risk and procedure education in anesthesiology. Overview of Austrian and German legal regulations].
Informed consent is currently an ethical, medical and legal requirement. An increase in public discussion of real or supposed malpractice has led to critical attitude in patients and increased demands on informed consent by the courts. ⋯ In addition, laws have not set forth clear guidelines for physicians to follow. We review the elements of informed consent based on current Austrian and German jurisdiction in the particular field of anesthesiology and summarize the legal and medical realities in order to point out specific criteria for decision making.