Enhancing the informed consent process for critical care research: Strategies from a thromboprophylaxis trial

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 300-309

  Smith, Orla M ^a   McDonald, Ellen ^b   Zytaruk, Nicole ^b   Foster, Denise ^c   Matte, Andrea ^d   Clarke, France ^b   Fleury, Suzie ^e   Krause, Katie ^f   McArdle, Tracey ^g   Skrobik, Yoanna ^h   Cook, Deborah J ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e Kingston   (Canada)

^f St John's Mercy Hospital   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^h MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Critical care; Informed consent; Intensive care; Randomized trials; Studies; Substitute decision makers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED TRIALS; RESEARCH ETHICS; STUDIES; SUBSTITUTE DECISION-MAKERS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CRITICAL CARE; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED TRIALS; STUDIES; SUBSTITUTE DECISION-MAKERS;

CONSENT FORMS; CRITICAL CARE; DOCUMENTATION; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84887019351     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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