Global health initiatives in cardiothoracic surgery: Ethical considerations and guidelines

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jun;161(6):2114-2118. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.05.084. Epub 2020 Oct 16.

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, Advanced Technologies and Surgery Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Md; Department of Bioethics, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md; William Novick Global Cardiac Alliance, Memphis, Tenn.
² William Novick Global Cardiac Alliance, Memphis, Tenn; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Global Surgery Institute, Memphis, Tenn.
³ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa.
⁴ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
⁵ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Institute of Human Values in Health Care, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Electronic address: sader@musc.edu.

Abstract

Central Picture Legend: Ethical standards for global health initiatives.