Sherman L A
Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Clin Lab Med. 1996 Dec;16(4):931-46.
In the past, informed consent in pathology was confined chiefly to autopsies. Changes in both consent law and pathology practice led to consent being important in a broader sense in the laboratory. Areas discussed in this article include blood transfusion, tissue specimens, fine needle aspiration, and phlebotomy.