Ability to Assent in Pediatric Critical Care Research: A Prospective Environmental Scan of Two Canadian PICUs

Conclusions: Very few patients were considered approachable for assent during the first 24 hours of PICU admission. Those who were considered appropriate to approach were less ill, spent less time in PICU, and were unlikely to be considered for enrollment in pediatric critical care research.
Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Online Brief Report Source Type: research