INFORMED CONSENT IN MEDICAL PRACTICE: A LITERATURE REVIEW

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592442202081

• Palavras-chave: informed consent, ethical-legal, negligence, doctor-patient relationship.

• Keywords: informed consent, ethical-legal, negligence, doctor-patient relationship.

• Abstract:

   INTRODUCTION: Informed Consent is an ethical legal concept and a daily practice in all health institutions, through which the researcher instructs the patient about the risks, benefits and alternatives of a given procedure or intervention. He must have the ability to understand and evaluate the information provided, communicate his choices and understand the consequences of his decision. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this work is to reinforce, in medical practice, the relevance of informed consent. METHODOLOGY: The search was performed via MedLine (via PubMed and SciELO). FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Currently, it is possible to observe a framework of negligence and carelessness of health professionals towards patients, creating a scenario prone to mistakes and violations of an ethical and legal nature. In view of the aforementioned facts, it is necessary to analyze these concepts and principles to remember the value of informed consent in medical practice.

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