Bilateral hand transplantation: Supporting the patient's choice
| Autor: | A. Gazarian, L. Sann, M. Dumont |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Process (engineering) media_common.quotation_subject Decision Making Hand Transplantation Subject (philosophy) 030230 surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Informed consent medicine Humans media_common Physician-Patient Relations Informed Consent business.industry Patient Selection Surgery Composite Tissue Allotransplantation Patient's choice 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Personal Autonomy Medical team business Hand transplantation Autonomy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 70:147-151 |
| ISSN: | 1748-6815 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.11.010 |
| Popis: | Bilateral hand transplantation, as a fairly new reconstructive option for amputees, raises major ethical questions. This article, which is based on the reflections arising from the rich experience of Lyon's team in this field, addresses the topic of supporting the patient in his choice for or against this procedure. How should autonomy be understood in this particular setting? The developing field of composite tissue allotransplantation needs to establish a common thinking on this subject. The article emphasises that, even if it is their right to decide, patients have to be carefully supported to help them make the most consolidated choice possible in this challenging procedure. We deal with the question of the choice between the uncertainty in this innovative procedure and a life-threatening treatment to alleviate a handicap. We outline that the entire process of hand allograft is a unique opportunity for the patients to strengthen and exercise their autonomy in interaction with the medical team. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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