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Informed Consent in a Missouri Medical Malpractice Law Case

Many medical malpractice cases have classic "signs" of negligence and general sloppy medical treatment. Informed consent is one of the fundamental steps needed for a doctor to proceed with medical treatments, except in specific circumstances.

Informed consent is the agreement to proceed with a medical treatment after being fully informed by a doctor about the planned treatment. A good informed consent includes the following:

  • Clear identification of who will be performing the procedure
  • Proposed medical treatments
  • Chance's of the treatments success
  • Possible complications and side effects (risk associated with the procedure)
  • Alternatives to the procedures and their related risks
  • Expected recovery time
  • Cost and insurance coverage

In order to give informed consent, you must fully understand the details listed above and be able to provide consent, that is you are conscious and of sound mind. However, informed consent does not protect the doctor or medical facility from a medical malpractice lawsuit. If negligence occurs or the doctor acts outside of the required standard of care, medical malpractice is still possible.

Informed Consent Exceptions
Informed consent may not be necessary when:

  • In an ermergency, you are unconscious or incapacipated and unable to provide consent.
  • The level of interaction between the doctor and you, the patient, does not rise to the level of treatment

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