Autonomy with responsibility ¿Is informed consent just a signature on a paper? Evaluation in patients who underwent spine's surgery.

Jorge H NuñezMaria Jose Jimenez-JimenezAnna TabernerFrancisco Alonzo-GonzálezBerta Escudero CisnerosDavid Bosch-García

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)

Even though obtaining informed consent is an important procedure before spinal surgery, almost 40% of the patients in this study underwent surgery without reading the informed consent document or being aware of the risks posed by the procedure.

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