Ethical Issues in Anesthesiology and Surgery
Each chapter includes an ethical challenge presented as a clinical case scenario that readers may relate to in their daily practice of anesthesiology and surgery. The ethical issues surrounding each chapter’s content are examined in an easily understandab
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Ethical Issues in Anesthesiology and Surgery
Barbara G. Jericho Editor
Ethical Issues in Anesthesiology and Surgery
Editor Barbara G. Jericho Hospital and Health Sciences System The University of Illinois Chicago, IL USA
ISBN 978-3-319-15948-5 ISBN 978-3-319-15949-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15949-2
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015957686 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
This book is dedicated to the memory of my parents, Norbert and Marsha Jericho
Preface
Ethical Issues in Anesthesiology and Surgery uniquely brings anesthesiologists, surgeons, and clinical ethicists together to address the challenging ethical issues both anesthesiologists and surgeons encounter in their academic and daily clinical practice. Ethical topics arising in pediatrics, research, anesthesiology, and surgery are included in this one book with each topic beginning with a case presentation that readers may relate to real-life ethical situations. An anesthesiologist and a surgeon, unlike other specialists, are interconnected in the simultaneous care of one patient. The ethical issues that impact one specialty are intertwined with the ethical issues of the other specialty. Whether the ethical issue involves do not resuscitate orders in the perioperative period or the ethical care of children of Jehovah’s Witnesses, anesthesiologists and surgeons need to work together and with the healthcare team to address ethical issues of their patients, respecting the wishes and goals of their patients. The topics covered in Ethical Issues in Anesthesiology and Surgery include informed consent issues of pediatric patients, adolescents, and emancipated minors; preoperative testing: ethical challenges, evidence-
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