Year: 2008
Type: article
Abstract: Consent by patients to perform surgery (‘surgical consent’) and consent for the research use of residual tissue (‘research consent’) are desirable to respect individual autonomy and human dignity. In the past, documentation of these consents has been conveniently obtained before surgery by the same person using the same form. More recently, however, ethical concerns have forced a separation between the 2 consents so that they are now often obtained by different people using different forms, thus raising the possibility of obtaining the research consent postoperatively. The current study seeks to clarify the issues and explain why a postoperative informed consent process has distinct advantages in certain circumstances.
Source: Cancer
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23999
Institutions: National University Hospital, BC Cancer Agency, Shadyside Hospital, UPMC Presbyterian, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Imperial College London, University of California, Irvine, University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, University of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre
Language: English
Topic: Ethics in Clinical Research
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: National Cancer Institute
OpenAlex ID: W1985697828