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A pressing task for the US medical community is educating patients who choose to travel abroad for medical care. Patients must be informed that complications occur in a predictable number of interventions under any circumstances, that devices and treatments available outside the United States may no...

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Published in:AORN journal 2012-04, Vol.95 (4), p.558-525
Main Author: Girard, Nancy J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Health education
Medical tourism
Perianesthesia
Surgery
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Summary:A pressing task for the US medical community is educating patients who choose to travel abroad for medical care. Patients must be informed that complications occur in a predictable number of interventions under any circumstances, that devices and treatments available outside the United States may not be subject to rigorous scrutiny, and, most importantly, that a surgery is not an isolated event.
ISSN:0001-2092
1878-0369
DOI:10.1016/j.aorn.2012.01.015