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  • Title: [Urogynecologycal surgery : Informed consent and other medicolegal aspects].
    Author: Dettmeyer R, Reisenauer C.
    Journal: Urologe A; 2017 Feb; 56(2):224-230. PubMed ID: 27525429.
    Abstract:
    With regard to jurisdiction, the Patients' Rights Act and the Medical Association's professional code of conduct in Germany, correct informed consent in a timely manner has to be assured by the physician. Omissions concerning informed consent may lead to conviction including compensation for damages and for pain and suffering if the patient is able to prove such omissions. Mistakes during treatment or gaps of the informed consent must not to be told to the patient, but facts must be correctly answered.
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