Consent for paediatric surgery: What are the risks?

Clinical Governance

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 216-221

  Woodward, Suzette ^a   Franck, Linda ^b,c   Wilcox, Duncan ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Paediatrics; Parents; Perception; Risk management; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 10244236657     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777270410566616     Document Type: Article

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