What constitutes a probable, material, special or unusual risk to a patient?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Speirs v. Royal Alexandra Hospitals, 2007 ABQB 535 (CanLII):
It is well established in law that risks which can be characterized as probable, material, special or unusual, as well as risks which are merely possible, but which would have serious consequences, must be disclosed to the patient: Reibl v. Hughes, 1980 CanLII 23 (SCC), [1980] 2 S.C.R. 880; Hopp v. Lepp, 1980 CanLII 14 (SCC), [1980] 2 S.C.R. 192 at 210.
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