A Parental Educational Intervention to Facilitate Informed Consent for Emergency Operations in Children

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 258-263

  Nwomeh, Benedict C ^a,b   Hayes, John ^b   Caniano, Donna A ^a,b   Upperman, Jeffrey S ^c   Kelleher, Kelly J ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

computer presentation; informed consent; patient education; risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BENEFICENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PERCEPTION; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHILD; COMPUTERS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 61849106563     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.01.008     Document Type: Article

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