Ethical Issues Considered When Establishing a Pediatrics Gender Surgery Center

Clinical outcomes of pulmonary valve replacement surgery in pediatrics: a single-center experience long-term study

Introduction: Heart valve disease in pediatricsis an increasing global concern, especially in developing countries. This study aims to determine the clinical outcomes of pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) surgery in pediatrics. Methods: The authors retrospectively identified all pediatrics undergoing PVR surgery at Imam Reza hospital (Mashhad, Iran) between 2000 and 2020. Their medical records...

Establishing safe injection facilities in Canada: legal and ethical issues.

In the face of an ongoing and escalating health crisis among injection drug users in Canada, calls are coming from many quarters to initiate safe injection facilities as a way to reduce overdoses, the spread of bloodborne diseases, and other health and community problems associated with injection drug use. This article summarizes a paper on safe injection facilities released in early 2002 by th...

Moral and ethical issues in geriatric surgery.

After preliminary definitions, the ethical questions arising particularly in the field of geriatric surgery are examined. The author finds no ethical justification for bias against the elderly patient as such in the allocation of scarce medical resources, nor for ignoring or overriding his wishes in respect of treatment; solutions must be based on the circumstances of the individual case. Crite...

Surgery for chronic aortic regurgitation: when should it be considered?

Deciding when to operate on a patient with chronic aortic regurgitation may be extremely difficult. The timing of surgery requires consideration of the etiology and pathophysiology of the aortic regurgitation, because aortic valve replacement carries morbidity and mortality that must be weighed against the potential problems of continued medical management. Guidelines for the use of surgery in ...

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