Foflygen v. Allegheny General Hospital

¶ 1 In this appeal, Appellant, Janice Fofly-gen, asks us to determine whether the information she received prior to her gastric-bypass surgery was sufficient to constitute informed consent. We hold that the validity of a surgical patient’s informed consent depends upon the pretreatment information relayed to the patient, regardless of whether the disclosures are made by the treating physician or another qualified person such as a nurse or other assistant. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the trial court’s final order of judgment in favor of Appellees, Allegheny General…