Bioethical Controversies in Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
This title reviews the bioethical issues in congenital heart disease and other difficult pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgical situations. It provides considered opinions and recommendations as to the preferred actions to take in these cases, stressing the importance of making informed decisions...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction to Biomedical Ethics
- Autonomy and the Principles of Medical Practice
- Informed Consent
- Conflict of Interest
- Ethics of Surgical Innovation for Congenital Heart Diseases
- Ethical Considerations in Patients with Extracardiac or Genetic Anomalies
- Medical Futility:When Further Therapy is Hopeless
- Ethical Issues Surrounding the use of Post Cardiotomy ECMO
- Rare Diagnoses and Allocation of Precious Resources
- Abortion Rights
- Fetal Cardiac Interventions
- Ethical Considerations in the Transcatheter Management of Congenital Heart Disease
- Informed Consent in Fetal Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Role of Ethics Consultation in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease
- Ethics, Justice, and the Province of American Medicine: A Discussion of the Politicalization of the Duty to Care for Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients who are in the Country Illegally
- The unintended consequences of public reporting
- Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
- Between Death and Donation: Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
- Active and Passive Euthanasia (killing and letting die) in the Context of Severe Congenital Heart Disease
- Ethical and Legal Controversies Concerning Consolidation of Congenital Heart Programs in The United States of America