That is because often times victim of medical malpractice is someone who already is sick or injured, and there are other doctors and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment. If someone is already sick or injured, it is more difficult to link those factors to the medical negligence, the injuries, and the proximate cause. Even if doctor did not do anything wrong per se, the fact that they did not warn the person of the risks means the patient was unable to give an informed consent. The doctor or another medical provider must tell patient about all of the potential benefits, risks, alternatives for any surgical or medical procedure or another kind of treatment.
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