Journal article
Factors affecting consent in pediatric critical care research
Abstract
PurposeConsent for research is a difficult and unpredictable process in pediatric critical care populations. The objectives of this study were to describe consent rates in pediatric critical care research and their association with patient, legal guardian, consent process, and study design-related factors.MethodsA prospective, cohort study was conducted from 2009 to 2010 in six tertiary care pediatric intensive care units (PICU) in Canada with …
Authors
Menon K; Ward RE; Gaboury I; Thomas M; Joffe A; Burns K; Cook D
Journal
Intensive Care Medicine, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 153–159
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
1 2012
DOI
10.1007/s00134-011-2412-0
ISSN
0342-4642