Samuels Alec
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Br J Neurosurg. 2006 Feb;20(1):22-3. doi: 10.1080/02688690600598380.
The patient suffering an injury and suing the doctor must establish a causal connection between the operation and the injury. If the doctor was not negligent in carrying out the operation, the patient can still succeed if the doctor did not inform and warn him of the predictable risks, however slight those risks might be, if they would or might have influenced the decision of the patient to consent or not.
遭受伤害并起诉医生的患者必须证明手术与伤害之间存在因果关系。如果医生在实施手术时没有疏忽大意,但若医生没有告知并警告患者可预见的风险,无论这些风险多么微小,只要它们可能或已经影响患者做出同意与否的决定,患者仍有可能胜诉。