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In this issue of
Anesthesiology Clinics, guest editors Drs. Neal H. Cohen and Gail van Norman bring their considerable expertise to the topic of
Ethical Approaches to the Practice of Anesthesiology - Part 1: Overview of Ethics in Clinical Care: History and Evolution. In this first of a two-part series, top experts discuss topics such as the role of advance directives and living wills on anesthesia practice; preoperative care of the patient with DNR orders; end-of-life care: withdrawing/withholding support; brain death: medical, ethical, cultural, legal aspects; ethics consult in anesthesia practice; and more.
- Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including maternal-fetal conflicts in anesthesia practice; ethical care of pregnant patients for non-obstetrical surgery and during labor and delivery; caring for the patients whose personal/religious/cultural beliefs impact clinical management strategies; approaching the patient when a medical error occurs; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on ethical approaches to the practice of anesthesiology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
List of contents
Managing the Labyrinth of Complex Ethical Issues in Anesthesia Practice: The Anesthesiologist’s Ariadne’s Thread
The Evolution of the Ethical Guidelines of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
The role of Advance Directives and Living Wills in Anesthesia Practice
Perioperative Care of the Patient with Directives Limiting Life-Sustaining Treatments
End-of-life Care in the Intensive Care Unit and Ethics of Withholding/Withdrawal of Life-sustaining Treatments
Brain Death: Medical, Ethical, Cultural, and Legal Aspects
Ethics Consultation in Anesthesia Practice
Public Good versus Private "Goods": Ethical Implications of Drug Shortages on Anesthesiology Practice
Medical Triage: Ethical Implications and Management Strategies
Ethics of Preanesthesia Mandatory Laboratory Testing
Maternal-Fetal Conflicts in Anesthesia Practice
Ethical Care of Pregnant Patients During Labor, Delivery, and Nonobstetric Surgery
Ethical Issues in the Care of Patients Whose Personal, Religious, or Cultural Beliefs Impact Clinical Management Strategies
Disclosure of Adverse Events and Medical Errors: A Framework for Anesthesiologists
Conscientious Objection
About the author
Gail A. Van Norman is a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle. She is an academic clinician/ethicist who has spent over 35 years in clinical practice and published a number of articles regarding the ethics and background of animal research as well as regulatory issues in pharmaceutical research and the failure of animal studies to provide effective scientific translation to human medicine. Her reviews of animal and nonanimal research published in JACC Basic to Translational Science have been among the most highly read, downloaded, and cited articles throughout the journal's history. She has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings regarding the issues of animal research and translational science failures.
