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Informed consent: a shared decision-making process that creates a new professional obligation for care

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This statement on informed consent, developed by the SAGES Ethics Committee, has been reviewed and approved by the Board of Governors of SAGES. This statement is provided to offer guidance about the purpose and process of obtaining informed consent, and it is intended for practicing surgeons as well as patients seeking surgical intervention. It is an expression of well-established principles and extensive literature. Excluded from this document are discussions of informed consent for research and informed consent for introduction of new technology, as that has been addressed in previous publications (Strong in Surg Endosc 28:2272, 2014; Stefanidis in Surg Endosc 28:2257, 2014; as reported by Sillin (in: Stain (ed) The SAGES Manual Ethics of Surgical Innovation, Springer, Switzerland, 2016)).

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This document was prepared by the SAGES Ethics Committee: Arthur Rawlings (Chair), Limaris Barrios (Co-Chair), R. Ivan Beretvas, Charles Cheng, Jerry Cheriyan, Peter Crookes, Alberto Ferreres, Duke Jaspal, Robert Josloff, Jason Keune, Thom Lobe, Bruce MacFadyen, Paresh Mane, Marian McDonald, R. K. Mishra, Dana Portenier, Tameka Scott, Paul Severson, Phillip Shadduck, Lelan Sillin, Vivian Strong, David Tichansky, Vimalraj Velayutham.

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  1. Adjunct Faculty Center for Health Ethics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

    Arthur Rawlings

  2. Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA

    Lelan Sillin

  3. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Lelan Sillin

  4. Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

    Phillip Shadduck

  5. St Luke’s University Health Network, Allentown Campus, Allentown, PA, USA

    Marian McDonald

  6. Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Marian McDonald

  7. School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Marian McDonald

  8. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Peter Crookes

  9. Medical Ethics & History, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, North Ireland, UK

    Peter Crookes

  10. Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA

    Bruce MacFadyen Jr

  11. Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA

    John Mellinger

  12. Department of Surgery, University of Missouri, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA

    Arthur Rawlings

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A. Rawlings, L. Sillin, M. McDonald, P. Crookes, B. MacFadyen, and J. Mellinger have no financial relationships with industry or conflicts of interest to disclose. Dr Shadduck discloses consulting fees from TransEnterix (Research & Development) and Heron Therapeutics (Research and Advisory Board).

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Rawlings, A., Sillin, L., Shadduck, P. et al. Informed consent: a shared decision-making process that creates a new professional obligation for care. Surg Endosc 34, 4713–4716 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-07970-1

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