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Ethical Challenges in Pediatric Radiology and Beyond: A Narrative Review of Consent, Genetics, Family Support, Image Interpretation, and Healthcare Integration

https://doi.org/10.64483/202412703
Dabiaha Shabnan Saed Alshahrani
Asir Health Cluster - Bisha District - Maternity and Children's Hospital, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Mohammed Khawaji
Disease Vector Control in Sabya,Ministry of Health , Saudi Arabia
Naif Essa Mohammed Abutawil
Ahad Almosareha General Hospital,Ministry of Health , Saudi Arabia
Afnan Ali Mohammed Sahli
Ahad Almosareha General Hospital,Ministry of Health , Saudi Arabia
Hayat Yahya Ali Qarn
Interactive Call Center, Jazan,Ministry of Health , Saudi Arabia
Faisal Saad Abdullah Alsaaid
Al-Umran Health Center, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Wafaa Mohammed Mahdi Sufiany
King Khalid Hospital in Al-Kharj, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Ali Abdu Dahal
Abu Arish North Health Center,Ministry of Health , Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Ahmad Sharahili
Jazan Specialist Hospital,Ministry of Health , Saudi Arabia
Mamdouh Ahmad Abdaljabar Bosely
Jazan Health Cluster,Ministry of Health , Saudi Arabia
Essa Ali Somaili
Jazan Health Cluster,Ministry of Health , Saudi Arabia
Fatimah Saad Mohammed Dhamiri
Al-Ma'bouj Health Center,Ministry of Health , Saudi Arabia

Corresponding Author(s) : Dabiaha Shabnan Saed Alshahrani

dabiah@moh.gov.sa

Saudi Journal of Medicine and Public Health, Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024)

Abstract

Background: Pediatric radiology presents unique ethical dilemmas owing to children’s vulnerability, evolving autonomy, and reliance on proxy decision-makers. Aim: To synthesize ethical challenges across five interconnected domains: nursing consent practices in pediatric imaging, genetic testing in laboratory medicine, family support in social work, radiologic image interpretation, and systemic healthcare integration. Methods: A narrative review of peer-reviewed literature (2015–2024) from PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, and Web of Science using keywords: pediatric radiology, informed consent, genetic testing, family support, social work, image interpretation, and healthcare ethics. Results: Key findings include inconsistent consent comprehension by guardians, moral distress among nurses, incidental genetic findings in pediatric imaging, social workers’ role in mediating family decisions, cognitive biases in image interpretation, and fragmented ethical oversight across specialties. Conclusion: An integrated, family-centered, and multi-professional ethical framework is urgently needed. 

Keywords

Pediatric radiology; informed consent; genetic testing; family-centered care; moral distress.
Alshahrani, D. S. S., Ahmad Mohammed Khawaji, Naif Essa Mohammed Abutawil, Afnan Ali Mohammed Sahli, Hayat Yahya Ali Qarn, Faisal Saad Abdullah Alsaaid, … Fatimah Saad Mohammed Dhamiri. (2024). Ethical Challenges in Pediatric Radiology and Beyond: A Narrative Review of Consent, Genetics, Family Support, Image Interpretation, and Healthcare Integration. Saudi Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 1(2), 2470–2478. https://doi.org/10.64483/202412703
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