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Luka Vucemilo, Sanja Babić-Bosanac, Silvio Altarac

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    Informed consent is crucial for quality healthcare. Evaluating its implementation, patient rights, and information sharing is vital for improving medical procedures and patient understanding in Croatia.

    Area of Science:

    • Medical Law
    • Healthcare Quality
    • Patient Rights

    Background:

    • Informed consent is a cornerstone of high-quality healthcare.
    • Existing literature highlights several key components of effective informed consent.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review Croatian and international legal documents and studies on informed consent.
    • To identify areas for improving informed consent implementation in Croatian hospitals.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review of legal documents and scientific studies.
    • Analysis of informed consent components, patient rights, and physician-patient communication.

    Main Results:

    • The study identifies a need to evaluate the quality and purposefulness of informed consent implementation.

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