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Minutes of Meeting of the Human Studies Review Committee

Dated
Jun 16, 1973
Document type
Conference
Length
2 pages
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MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE HUMRN STUDIES REVIEW COMMITTEE Committee members present : Harry 0. Whipple, M.D., Chairman David Law, M.D., UNM Medical School Committee member absent : The Committee met to consider a proposal by Kenneth Swinth, M.D. of the University of California at Los Angeles. posal is available to all Committee members. Dr. Law explained that the proposed procedure should not be too uncomfortable. discussion was devoted tothe "informed consent" fom t o be used. There have been differences between the AEC and the University of California about the proper type of form t o be used. will look into this. anesthetic as unnecessary and carrying the possibility of a specific reaction. The Committee felt that such a reaction seemed very unlikely but that actual statistics on the degree of risk could be A copy of the proBy telephone,Dr.Petersen questioned the use of a topical The matter of x-ray exposure inthe procedure was discussed and questions were raised of whether a n image intensifier would be used t o minimize exposure. Also, is the fluoroscopy necessary and, if so, how much? It should be kept t o a minimum. It w a s suggested that a swallow of barium should be observed t o make certain that the esophagus is normal.

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Minutes of Meeting of the Human Studies Review Committee, June 16, 1973 ,It was also re comer.ded that the procedure say that ethylene I oxide sterilization will be Sone. It would be preferable to perform Medical Center and the patient moved to HIG. / the procedure in the steel room in HRL building but there is no The tube could be inserted at the ! Dr. Law said that the proposal seems reasonable and acceptable. The Committee expressed unanimous agreement i f the suggestions noted above are included.