Assent/Consent

This is a Stub Notice. This page has not been completed. You can work on this page by signing in and going to the Edit tab. Thanks for helping to make PedsAnesthesia.Net Wiki useful.

Go to the Main Page to see the Topic Outline.

Go to the Generalized Suggested Outline for information on case-specific details for each page.

Go to the Test Page for examples on how to use references in the page.

Relevant Article Depot:

Basic right to consent to medical care - Schoendorff v. Society of New York Hosp

The Legal Authority of Mature Minors to Consent to General Medical Treatment

When Does A Minor’s Legal Competence To Make Health Care Decisions Matter?

Consent and capacity: issues for paediatric anaesthesia

A Modern History of Informed Consent and the Role of Key Information

Raising the bar: striving for excellence in consent

Informed Consent in Pediatric Anesthesia: A Narrative Review

Risk discussions in paediatric anaesthesia: a survey of current UK practice

The Paradox of Informed Consent

Perioperative care of patients who decline blood products

Tait AR, Voepel-Lewis T, Gauger V. Parental recall of anesthesia information: informing the practice of informed consent. Anesth Analg. 2011 Apr;112(4):918-23. PMCID: PMC3073673.

Tait AR, Hutchinson RJ. Informed Consent Training in Pediatrics - Are We Doing Enough? JAMA Pediatr. 2018 Mar 1;172(3):211-212.

Tait AR. Consent Obtained by Residents: Informed by the Uninformed? J Clin Ethics. 2019 Summer;30(2):163-166.