Anaes Vivas · Ethics, consent & medicolegal
Equipment viva — the anaesthetic consent form and the record
An equipment viva on the documentation — the consent form (the documentation, the not the consent; the Montgomery material risks), the anaesthetic record (the contemporaneous, the legible, the signed; the legal record), and the 'the not documented is the not done' principle.
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Prompt
The anaesthetic consent form and the anaesthetic record. Describe their purpose, their content, and the medicolegal significance.
Stimulus
This is the anaesthetic consent form and the anaesthetic record. Describe their purpose, their content, and the medicolegal significance.
References3ShowHide
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