TY - JOUR T1 - Use of animal surfactant: should we seek consent? JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F351 LP - F351 DO - 10.1136/fn.88.4.F351-a VL - 88 IS - 4 AU - R Adappa AU - R Benson AU - S Oddie AU - J Wyllie Y1 - 2003/07/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/88/4/F351.2.abstract N2 - Animal derived surfactants such as Curosurf (porcine) and Survanta (bovine) are the commonly used surfactants in the United Kingdom. Involvement in a trial of a new artificial surfactant, and the specific information on the origins of the surfactant in the patient information leaflet led us to review our practice. Two families declined to participate in the trial. A Hindu family wished to avoid use of Survanta, as cows … ER -