Ethical Problems in Surgery: Innovation Leading to Unforeseen Complications
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in World Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 23 (8) , 786-788
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s002689900580
Abstract
A hypothetical case that involves a surgical innovation is used to illustrate three ethical issues in surgery: the profound trust that vulnerable patients feel toward their surgeons, even when they innovate; the disequilibrating effect of new procedures on traditional safeguards of surgical competence; and the need for a systematic approach to the evaluation of new surgical procedures.Keywords
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