Ethical Issues in Colorectal Surgery

摘要: Ethics, at its most fundamental level, is a way to answer the question, “what should we do?” In this chapter, I define what “ethical dilemmas” are and discuss one approach for resolving them. informed consent, surrogate decision-making, futility, refusal of care. analyze current state disparities in surgical outcomes by race socioeconomic status. Finally, consider problem financial conflicts interest, recent “Sunshine law.”