@Article{Wroński2009,
journal="Pielęgniarstwo Chirurgiczne i Angiologiczne/Surgical and Vascular Nursing",
issn="1897-3116",
volume="3",
number="2",
year="2009",
title="Are patients asked to consent to having a blood sample taken?",
abstract="  Introduction:  Both in out-patient rooms and in hospitals, taking blood samples from patients is one of those medical procedures to which the patient must give his/her consent. In the case of a medical procedure in which someone\’s bodily integrity is to be disturbed, the doctor must inform the patient precisely about the scope of the procedure.   Objectives:  The objective of this research was to establish whether patients were asked to give their consent before having a blood sample taken.   Material and methods:  A group of 500 patients staying in Pirogow Hospital in Lodz was requested to fill in a survey prepared by the authors, in which tools were used to examine if patients were asked to give their consent before having a blood sample taken. The necessary calculations were done using STATISTICA 7.1 and EXCEL 2008.   Results:  The analysis of the results showed that 394 (78.8%) respondents had not been asked to give their consent before a blood sample was taken for laboratory examination and 106 (21.2%) respondents declared that they had. In 469 (93.8%) patients the doctor informed them thoroughly about the kind of examination the blood would be used for, whereas 31 (6.2%) respondents had not received this information.   Conclusions:  The vast majority of patients were not asked to give consent to having a blood sample taken for laboratory examination. The medical staff should know precisely the regulations referring to this procedure.",
author="Wroński, Konrad
and Cywiński, Jarosław
and Bocian, Roman
and Depta, Adam
and Dziki, Adam",
pages="70--77",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Are-patients-asked-to-consent-to-having-a-blood-sample-taken-,50,12715,1,1.html"
}