Aufklärungserfordernisse vor urogynäkologischen Operationen

Abstract The requirements concerning the information of the patients about risk were considerably expanded by the Federal Supreme Court of Germany. In addition to informing them about the operation, the physician has to inform the patients about all the complications that may typically occur during and after treatment. If the surgeon himself does not inform the patients, he has to make sure that the patients were correctly informed. As urogynaecological operations are mainly elective operations with the aim of improving the quality of life, it is very important that the information of patients is done early, aft…