The Ethics of Surgical Practice Cases, Dilemmas, and Resolutions

Surgical ethics is the application of ethics to issues specific to surgery. This volume provides a collection of clinical case studies representing a wide range of the ethical issues surgeons confront today. It is an excellent text for teaching surgical ethics to surgical residents and medical students and a fascinating read for practicing surgeons. It is intended to engage the reader into participating in evidence-based ethical conflicts. The authors escort us through 71 brief, realistic, and ethically complex problems, offering a series of five possible resolutions to each and guiding us through the relative benefits and weaknesses of the options until a best ethical choice is defended. The volume includes sections on Consent and Disclosure, Self-Regulation, Research and Innovation, Conflicts of Interest, Business Dealings, and End of Life Issues, each with a brief introduction by the authors.

James W. Jones, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.A. is Visiting Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics at the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas Laurence B. McCullough, Ph.D, is Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and the Center's Associate Director of Education. He is also Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at Rice University in Houston and Adjunct Professor of Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City