1st ed. 2020 Edition
by Constantine Mavroudis (Editor), J. Thomas Cook (Editor), Constantine D. Mavroudis (Editor)
This title reviews the bioethical issues in congenital heart disease
and other difficult pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgical
situations. It provides considered opinions and recommendations as to
the preferred actions to take in these cases, stressing the importance
of making informed decisions that are bioethically sound and doing so
using considered reasoning of all the related sensitive issues.
Bioethical Controversies in Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery provides
detailed recommendations on potential solutions to make bioethical
decisions in difficult clinical scenarios. There is particular emphasis
on controversies involving surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome,
futility, informed consent, autonomy, genomics, and beneficence. It is
intended for use by a wide range of practitioners, including congenital
heart surgeons, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric intensivists, nurse
practitioners, physician’s assistants, and clinical ethicists.
