The paradox of informed consent

Nicholas C Chrimes¹, Stuart D Marshall^{2

3}, Maryann C Turner^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
² Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Peninsula Health, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, Australia.

Editorial

Nicholas C Chrimes et al. Anaesthesia. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 21.

doi: 10.1111/anae.16692. Online ahead of print.

Nicholas C Chrimes¹, Stuart D Marshall^{2

3}, Maryann C Turner^{2

4}

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
² Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Peninsula Health, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: anaesthesia; informed consent; medical ethics.

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