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Guidelines for Elective Pediatric Fiberoptic Intubation
Published on: January 17, 2011
[Informed consent for standard procedures and for clinical research in paediatric anaesthesia]
I Murat1, N Sabourdin, E Balestrat
1Service d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital d'enfants Armand-Trousseau, 75571 Paris, France. isabelle.murat@trs.aphp.fr
Abstract:
This short review is aimed at describing the particularities of consent in paediatric patients. For routine procedures, the consent of one of the parents is required whereas both parents should sign the consent for research protocols. In case of difficulties such as Jehovah witnesses or parental opposite opinions, doctors should ask the question to the judge in charge of protection of children. Consent or at least assent of minors enrolled in research protocols should be obtained provided their maturity is sufficient to understand correctly the purpose of clinical research.
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