Surgical Ethics  

Oleh:

Andrews, James

Jenis: Article from Books - E-Book
Dalam koleksi: The Cambridge Textbook of Bioethics, page 447-453.
Topik: Surgical Ethics; Patient–Surgeon Relationship; Informed Consent; Con?icts of Interest; Emergency Patients; Preoperative Conference
Fulltext: Surgical Ethics.pdf (281.86KB)

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Mrs. A is a 72-year-old woman suffering from coronary artery disease. Upon angiography, the medical team diagnoses triple vessel involvement and determines that Mrs. A requires surgical management. She then meets with her surgeon, Dr. B, to discuss treatment options, and together they decide upon triple bypass surgery. Aware of the associated risks, Mrs. A does not relish the thought of surgery, but she desperately wishes to ‘‘put these heart troubles behind her.’’ In the operating room the following week, when Dr. B exposes the heart he discovers an obvious dissection of the ascending aorta. The lesion must be repaired, but the risks are much greater than those discussed with the patient and family.

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