Pediatric facial transplantation: Ethical considerations

Pediatric facial transplantation: Ethical considerations.

Facial transplantation is becoming increasingly accepted as a method of reconstructing otherwise unreconstructable adult faces. As this modality is made more available, we must turn our attention to pediatric patients who may benefit from facial transplantation. In the current article, the authors present and briefly examine the most pressing ethical challenges posed by the possibility of perfo...

Ethical considerations in pediatric neurology.

The practice of pediatric neurology demands a high level of responsibility at multiple levels. These include listening carefully to people's stories in order to assess each situation, planning and implementing investigations and therapies, individual and family counseling, longitudinal follow-up from fetal life throughout childhood and adolescence, organization of transition to adult care, and ...

Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Research

The conduct of research in pediatric subjects is crucial to optimizing clinical care in this diverse patient population. Although the demand for pediatric research remains high, the logistical implementation is complex. Many factors have led to a lack of pediatric research, including lack of agreed-on end points, informed consent issues, and the general perception that pediatric patients are vu...

Ethical considerations regarding head transplantation

Clinical Considerations in Facial Transplantation