Ethicalissuesfacinganesthesiologistsaremorefar-reachingthanthoseinvolvingvirtuallyanyothermedicalspecialty.Inthisclinicalethicstextbook,authorsfromacrosstheUSA,CanadaandEuropedrawonethicalprinciplesandpracticalknowledgetoprovidearealisticunderstandingofethicalanestheticpractice.Theresultisacompilationofexpertopinionandinternationalperspectivesfromclinicalleadersinanesthesiology.Buildingonreal-life,case-basedproblems,eachchapterisclinicallyfocusedandaddressesbothpracticalandtheoreticalissues.Topicsincludegeneraloperatingroomcare,pediatricandobstetricalpatientcare,theintensivecareunit,painpractice,researchandpublication,aswellasdiscussionsoflethalinjection,disclosureoferrors,expertwitnesstestimony,triageindisasterandconflictsofinterestwithindustry.Animportantreferencetoolforanyanesthesiologist,whetherclinicalorresearch-oriented,thisbookisespeciallyvaluableforphysiciansinvolvedinteachingresidentsandstudentsabouttheethicalaspectsofanesthesiapractice.
