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In this chapter, we provide an overview of ethical principles as they apply to health care, with a focus on surgical ethics. We discuss why surgical ethics matter and what makes surgical ethics unique, spanning aspects of patient care, professional integrity, research, administration, education, and surgical training and education. We present observations on how surgical ethics can be taught, and, finally, we speculate on the future of ethics in surgery.
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Luc, J.G.Y., Han, J.J., Sade, R.M. (2022). What Makes Surgical Ethics Unique?. In: Lonchyna, V.A., Kelley, P., Angelos, P. (eds) Difficult Decisions in Surgical Ethics. Difficult Decisions in Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84625-1_3
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