Ethics of Liver Transplantation: The Role of the Anesthesiologist
| Autor: | James M West |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Tissue and Organ Procurement medicine.medical_treatment 030230 surgery Liver transplantation Organ transplantation 03 medical and health sciences Liver disease 0302 clinical medicine Informed consent medicine Living Donors Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Intensive care medicine Physician's Role Liver Diseases Alcoholic business.industry Perioperative medicine.disease Anesthesiologists Liver Transplantation Transplantation Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Donation Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Medical ethics |
| Zdroj: | Seminars in cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 22(2) |
| ISSN: | 1940-5596 |
| Popis: | Anesthesiologists have clearly established their place in the history of medical ethics. Our involvement goes back to 1966 when Henri Beecher published his landmark paper on research and informed consent. Participation in the ethics of transplantation is no less important than our previous work. Organ transplant has been life saving for many but also has given rise to many misunderstandings not just from the public but also among our own colleagues. These include methods of allocation and donation, the role that affluence may play in receiving an organ, the definition of death and donation after circulatory death. As perioperative physicians and important members of the transplant team, anesthesiologists are expected to participate in all aspects of care including ethical judgments. This article discusses some of the issues that seem to cause the most confusion and angst for those of us involved in both liver transplantation and in the procurement of organs. It will discuss the definition of death, donation after circulatory death, the anesthesiologists’ role on the selection committee, living donor liver transplantation, and transplantation of patients with alcohol-related liver disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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