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Ethical Issues in Emergency Surgery

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Beyond religious and political beliefs, a general code of morality and ethics is somehow innate in the human soul and must guide each and every action of any surgeon, in elective and emergency conditions. In emergency, the application of moral principles is often stretched and critical due to time-sensitive conditions and procedures. There is a growing interest in the medical community about bioethics and its application in the clinical practice, in particular with respect to law and guidelines, but also in relation to religious beliefs and social conventions, in our more and more multicultural society. Specific situations and procedures, such as medical triage, informed consent and end-of-life care, request the doctor to be deeply acquainted with the principles and applications of medical ethics.

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  1. Surgical Emergency Unit, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK

    Giovanni D. Tebala, Lucia Lazzereschi, Angus Livingstone & Zoe Slack

  2. Digestive and Emergency Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria, Terni, Italy

    Giovanni D. Tebala & Roberto Cirocchi

  3. Stanford Law School, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, UK

    Angus Livingstone

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  1. Emergency Surgery Dept., Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy

    Antonio Tarasconi

  2. Oncology Dept., Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy

    Simona Bui

  3. Digestive Surgery Dept, Ctr. Hosp. Univ. Grenoble Alpes, La Tronche, France

    Mircea Chirica

  4. Hepato-gastroenterology and Digestive oncology Dept., Grenoble-Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France

    Gaël Roth

  5. Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA

    Jeffry Nahmias

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Tebala, G.D., Cirocchi, R., Lazzereschi, L., Livingstone, A., Slack, Z. (2023). Ethical Issues in Emergency Surgery. In: Tarasconi, A., Bui, S., Chirica, M., Roth, G., Nahmias, J. (eds) Oncologic Surgical Emergencies. Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36860-8_25

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