Bioethical act through assent: informed consent in pediatric practice




Martha L. Hernández-Terán, Departamento de Medicina General, Gobierno del Estado de Zacatecas; Consejo Estatal de Bioética; Universidad Autónoma de Durango, Campus Zacatecas; Centro de Crecimiento Humanista. Zacatecas, México


The bioethical and the responsible act of the health personnel in pediatrics before a medical intervention procedure, surgery or an investigation, is given trough the assertive communication, informing in an oral and written way about how it will be carried through the informed consent and guarantee the safety and dignity for the patients. However, the kids or the adolescence, in their own progressive autonomy, exercise their right of participation about their medical attention thought their informed assent?



Keywords: Assent informed. Informed consent. Progressive autonomy.




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