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Ethics is to some degree a human rather than a natural phenomenon (or a blend of the two). So at the very least we need to recognize there will be some variation between different countries and cultures, and to a lesser degree there will even be some variation between different states in the USA and even between hospitals. Nevertheless, the variation is small enough, at least within the English speaking world, that the following can be taken as guidance for ethical deliberation in any acute care surgery department in those countries.
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Spike, J.P. (2017). Common Ethical Problems in Acute Care Surgery. In: Moore, L., Todd, S. (eds) Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42792-8_43
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