Consent

Consent
Book Chapter
Prince Raj, Abeer Farhan, Martin T. Corbally
Essential Paediatric Surgery, 2024 [Taylor & Francis]
Abstract
Children have the right to be informed and advised of planned interventions. If the child can be regarded as a moral agent and has the mental capacity to understand their condition and proposed treatment, then they should also be part of the consent process. This may have limited applicability in some jurisdictions, but the surgeon must still be aware of the issues in this age group.