The Ethics of Surgical Practice

A. PAINTED INTO A CORNER: UNEXPECTED COMPLICATIONS IN TREATING A JEHOVAH'S WITNESS ; B. A PATIENT REFUSES CONSENT FOR LIFE-SAVING SURGERY ; C. CONSENT FOR AN INTRAOPERATIVE VIDEO RECORDING ; A. WHAT TO TELL PATIENTS HARMED BY OTHER PHYSICIANS ; B. EYE-WITNESS TO INCOMPETENT SURGERY; ; C. MILITARY PHYSICIAN'S ETHICAL RESPONSE TO EVIDENCE OF TORTURE ; A. WHEN DOES CONVENTIONAL SURGERY BECOME RESEARCH?; ; B. A SURGEON'S OBLIGATION WHEN PERFORMING NEW PROCEDURES; ; C. THE ETHICS OF INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR WELL-ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES ; A. INTENTIONAL OVER-TREATMENT: THE UNMENTIONABLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ; B. PATIENT RESPONSIBILITIES, FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES ; C. NON-FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ; A. ETHICS OF PHYSICIANS' INCOME ; B. ETHICS OF PERSONAL ADVERTISING IN SURGERY ; C. ETHICS OF INSTITUTIONAL MARKETING: THE ROLE OF PHYSICIANS ; A. GOING PUBLIC WITH AMAZING CASES: FIAT OR FIASCO? ; B. UNPROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS: CROSSING THE LINE ; C. MY BROTHER'S KEEPER: ETHICS OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ; A. FUTILITY AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION ; B. ADVANCED AGE, DEMENTIA, AND AN ABDOMINAL ANEURYSM - INTERVENE? ; C. COMPLYING WITH ADVANCE DIRECTIVES IN THE OR ; D. ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM IN A DEATH ROW INMATE ; E. TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT TERMINAL DISEASES ; F. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE: END OF LIFE CARE IN THE POST-OPERATIVE ; G. TRAINING ON NEWLY DECEASED PATIENTS ; H. WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE-SUSTAINING LOW-BURDEN CARE ; I. PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE: HAS IT COME OF AGE?