"Informed Consent" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Voluntary authorization, by a patient or research subject, with full comprehension of the risks involved, for diagnostic or investigative procedures, and for medical and surgical treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D007258
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.473.650.718 I01.880.604.583.427 N03.706.437.650.312 N03.706.535.489
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Informed Consent" by people in this website by year, and whether "Informed Consent" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Informed Consent" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical Decision-making and Informed Consent: The Dynamic Role of the Risk/Benefit Discussion. Ann Surg. 2023 09 01; 278(3):e468-e469.
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Commentary on "The Characteristics and Ethics of Sham Surgeries": A Systemic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Ann Surg. 2023 08 01; 278(2):159-160.
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Informed Consent and Decision-Making for Patients with Acquired Cognitive Impairment. Neurol Clin. 2023 08; 41(3):433-442.
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Two Physician Consent in Surgery. Ann Surg. 2023 08 01; 278(2):e214-e216.
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Financial, policy, and ethical barriers to the expansion of living donor liver transplant: Meeting report from a living donor liver transplant consensus conference. Clin Transplant. 2023 07; 37(7):e14955.
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Parental Engagement in Consent Processes for Enrollment in Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials: Implications for Minor Adolescents' Willingness to Participate. J Adolesc Health. 2023 05; 72(5):703-711.
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Living uterus donors' perceptions of decision-making and informed consent: a qualitative study of the Dallas Uterus Transplant Study participants. Am J Transplant. 2023 02; 23(2):265-271.
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Surgical informed consent: new challenges. Curr Probl Surg. 2023 02; 60(2):101258.
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An Expanded Role for IRBs in the Oversight of Research Biopsies. Ethics Hum Res. 2022 Sep; 44(5):32-41.
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Insights from a Rapidly Implemented COVID-19 Biobank Using Electronic Consent and Informatics Tools. Biopreserv Biobank. 2023 Apr; 21(2):166-175.