Ethics in the Setting of Burned Patients

Christian J. Vercler; Charles Scott Hultman

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2017.05.022

Ethics in the Setting of Burned Patients

Christian J. Vercler, Charles Scott Hultman

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Abstract

This article considers multiple ethical principles in the context of patients with burns. It explores the application of these principles to burn care and the impact on medical decision making, through several clinical vignettes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	903-909
Number of pages	7
Journal	Clinics in Plastic Surgery
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cps.2017.05.022
State	Published - Oct 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Autonomy
Beneficence
Best interests
Ethics
Informed consent
Substituted judgment
Surrogate decision making

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery

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Ethics in the Setting of Burned Patients

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