The patient undergoes surgery for a herniated disk and is paralyzed afterward.What must the patient prove to the court in order to win a malpractice lawsuit based on lack of informed consent?

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If the patient consented to a fusion but the surgeon performed a laminectomy,the patient may win a malpractice suite based on lack of informed consent.The surgeon must perform the procedure indicated on the patient's consent form.The risk of the surgical procedure does not correlate with lack of informed consent.The patient's signature on the consent form may be witnessed by the surgeon or the nurse.The patient cannot win a malpractice lawsuit based on lack of informed consent because the paralysis was not caused by the surgeon.

The Patient Undergoes Surgery for a Herniated Disk and Is