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- Title
Ethical considerations regarding the implementation of new technologies and techniques in surgery.
- Authors
Strong, Vivian; Forde, Kenneth; MacFadyen, Bruce; Mellinger, John; Crookes, Peter; Sillin, Lelan; Shadduck, Phillip
- Abstract
Ethical considerations relevant to the implementation of new surgical technologies and techniques are explored and discussed in practical terms in this statement, including (1) How is the safety of a new technology or technique ensured?; (2) What are the timing and process by which a new technology or technique is implemented at a hospital?; (3) How are patients informed before undergoing a new technology or technique?; (4) How are surgeons trained and credentialed in a new technology or technique?; (5) How are the outcomes of a new technology or technique tracked and evaluated?; and (6) How are the responsibilities to individual patients and society at large balanced? The following discussion is presented with the intent to encourage thought and dialogue about ethical considerations relevant to the implementation of new technologies and new techniques in surgery.
- Subjects
SURGERY; MEDICAL ethics; OPERATIVE surgery; SURGICAL technology research; MEDICAL technology research
- Publication
Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques, 2014, Vol 28, Issue 8, p2272
- ISSN
1866-6817
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-014-3644-1