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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.Entities:
Keywords: Health Care and Public Health
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10415203 DOI: 10.1007/s002689900580
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Surg ISSN: 0364-2313 Impact factor: 3.352