Assent/Consent

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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

Parental recall of anesthesia information: informing the practice of informed consent

Informed Consent Training in Pediatrics - Are We Doing Enough?

Consent Obtained by Residents: Informed by the Uninformed?

Dutton RP. Risk Without Terror in Anesthesia Consent. Anesth Analg. 2026 May 1;142(5):866-868. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007865. Epub 2025 Nov 24. PMID: 41285000.

[https://anaesthetists.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Guidelines%20PDFs/Consent%20for%20Anaesthesia%20Guidelines%20from%20the%20Association%20of%20Anaesthetists.pdf Consent for anaesthesia: guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists (2026)]