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In pediatric cardiac surgery, informed consent is often obtained from the patient's parents. The parents are commonly under great stress due to being in a situation where they have to make the important decision of whether their child will undergo cardiac surgery. ⋯ In pediatric cardiac surgery, it is important to obtain informed consent with adequate explanations, an understanding of the parents' stressful situation, and knowledge of the patient's background. In this article, we introduce two examples of obtaining informed consent for two common pediatric cardiac operations, atrial septal defect closure and ventricular septal defect closure.
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The number of female surgeon is continuously increasing, while the total number of surgeon is decreasing. The author has faced many difficulties while working as a pediatric surgeon and a mother of three children. ⋯ Suggestions include a change the relationship between a female surgeon and her partner, a supplement of surgeons so that hospitals could change the traditional system of surgery. The author proposed to increase female managers intentionally, so that the sense of sexual difference would be diminished and proper evolution of the society would be achieved.