Ethics in resource-constrained settings: When palliation is more important than another scar

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Mar;159(3):e243-e244. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.069. Epub 2019 Oct 22.

Authors

Dominique Vervoort¹, Robert M Sade², Jessica G Y Luc³

Affiliations

¹ Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Md.
² Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery and Institute of Human Values in Health Care, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
³ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 31653418
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.09.069

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Cicatrix*
Developing Countries
Fontan Procedure*
Health Resources
Humans
Infant
Palliative Care