274 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
by
Routledge
274 Pages
by
Routledge
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One mother described part of the complications of consenting to her one-week-old child’s high-risk heart surgery.
‘I can’t imagine her being any more precious to me than she is now. I can hardly bear feeling so close to her as it is…I can’t wait until I see her again. It’s worse than being in love.’
Can emotional parents be rational enough to give informed proxy consent? Research observations... Read more
New Preface Medical terms 1. Introduction 2. Consent in the wards 3. Consent in the clinics 4. Medical decisions: the medical background to consent 5. Professional team-work 6. Informed consent: awareness 7. Voluntary consent: willingness 8. Trust between doctors and families 9. Ethical medicine and bioethics 10. Proxy consent Notes Index of children Index
Biography
Priscilla Alderson
