- Features information boxes highlighting key take-home messages in each chapter
- Analyzes clinical scenarios from an ethical training perspective
- Provides vital recommendations for further study
This book provides a detailed guide to the ethical considerations involved when making decisions in surgery.
Chapters feature a uniform format, which feature a case that represents a real-life problem, discussion of the medical indications of that issue, the latest available medical solutions, and related ethical considerations. In some cases, more in-depth debate is provided on why a particular decision should or should not be made based-upon ethical principles. Information boxes containing key statements and relevant data in clear easy-to-digest tables facilitates the reader in being able to assimilate the most important points covered in each chapter.
Difficult Decisions in Surgical Ethics: An Evidence-Based Approach is a thorough review of ethical considerations in a range of surgical scenarios encompassing both adult and pediatric topics, training surgical residents, ethical care during a pandemic, critical care, palliative care, sensitivity to religious and ethnic mores, clinical research, and innovation. It is intended to be a vital resource for practicing and trainee surgeons seeking a comprehensive up-to-date resource on ethical topics in surgical practice. The work is part of the Difficult Decisions in Surgery series covering a range of surgical specialties.
Contents Overview- In the Beginning
- Communication
- Surgical Education
- Medical Discrepancy/Medical Error
- Cultural/Religious Diversity
- Surgical Dilemmas in the Adult Patient
- Surgical Dilemmas in the Pediatric Patient/Family
- Critical CareDo Not Resuscitate/Palliative Care/End of Life
- Global Surgery
- Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020
- Surgical Innovation/Research
