Anesth Analg 2002;94:1155-1160
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
Permission and Assent for Clinical Research in Pediatric Anesthesia
Thomas O. Erb, MD MHS*,
Scott R. Schulman, MD*, and
Jeremy Sugarman, MD MPH, MA
*Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; and Departments of Medicine and Philosophy and Center for the Study of Medical Ethics and Humanities, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Scott R. Schulman, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Box 3094, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710. Address e-mail to schul003{at}mc.duke.edu
IMPLICATIONS: This article discusses the process and specific nature of informed consent for clinical research in pediatric anesthesia. For informed consent to be meaningful, permission from the childs proxy must be obtained and the childs assent must be tailored in a manner that is sensitive to the abilities of children.
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