I have a question regarding the safe and ethical care of patients. In my institution it is routine for the nurse to witness the anesthesia consent form prior to surgery. We have the patient read the ...

Achieving informed consent requires a potential contributor to be in possession of sufficient knowledge about our plans for a reasoned decision to take part in our content. The Editorial Guidelines ...

Although informed consent for clinical treatment has become a vital part of contemporary medical practice, it means different things in different contexts (Figure 1), is variably practised and rarely ...

Obtaining informed consent is a basic ethical obligation and a legal requirement for researchers. This requirement is founded on the principle of respect for persons. Potential participants must be ...

Turkish historians have uncovered the oldest-known example of a signed written consent form. Dating back to the 16th Century Ottoman Empire, the discovery suggests the use of these forms — in this ...

In April, I visited a successful private hospital in Guwahati so my father-in-law could be treated for a collection of fluid around his left lung – known as a pleural effusion. To diagnose the cause, ...

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