C. Ask the patient what he or she understands regarding the procedure. Informed consent in the health care setting is a process whereby a patient is informed of the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a certain procedure, and then gives consent for it to be done.
Complications of ETV and ETV/CPC. Hydrocephalus can be treated by undergoing a surgical procedure called Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy (ETV) or Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy/Choroid Plexus Cauterization (ETV/CPC). The ETV/CPC procedure is only available to infants.
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