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Chapter 22 - Challenging Issues in Surgical Ethics

Intraoperative Decision-Making, Innovative Surgery, and High-Risk Operations near the End of Life

from Section 2 - Consultation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2022

By
Darryl Schuitevoerder  and
Peter Angelos
Edited by
D. Micah Hester  and
Toby L. Schonfeld
D. Micah Hester
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine
Toby L. Schonfeld
Affiliation:
National Center for Ethics in Health Care, US Department of Veterans Affairs
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Summary

For centuries, surgery and medicine existed in overlapping but different professional spheres, but of course, in modern medicine, this is no longer the case. Thus, surgery and surgical interventions are generally governed by the same ethical norms that govern most medical practice. However, how those norms are applied and balanced often differ between standard medical and surgical care.

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Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees , pp. 191 - 198
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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