Reply to JR Hunt

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of VATS lobectomy compared to thoracotomy lobectomy and the influence of the length of stay very much mirror our own larger experience in Canada. When we compared costs of over 250 VATS lobectomy cases to an open lobectomy, intraoperative costs were approximately double ($2810CD vs $1425CD). However, length of stay (LOS) was 1.3 days shorter for VATS cases (4.9 days vs 6.2 days). Based on an an...

The Incompatibility of Omniscience and Intentional Action : A Reply to David P . Hunt

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Response to Roger W. Hunt.

A response to a critique by Roger W. Hunt of my views on the eventual likely need to use age as a standard for the allocation of expensive, high-technology, life-extending medical care for the elderly. The response encompasses three elements: 1. that while the elderly have a substantial claim to publicly-provided health care, it cannot be an unlimited claim; 2. that a health care system which ...

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