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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 7/2014

01-07-2014

An Organized Approach to Complex Ethical Cases on a Surgical Service

Authors: Sean C. Wightman, Peter Angelos

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 7/2014

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Excerpt

A 71-year-old male with colon cancer, who had previously refused elective surgery for personal reasons, now presents emergently with altered mental status, sepsis, and an acute abdomen presumed secondary to a colon perforation. The family urges the surgeon to operate because they want more time with him.
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Metadata
Title
An Organized Approach to Complex Ethical Cases on a Surgical Service
Authors
Sean C. Wightman
Peter Angelos
Publication date
01-07-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 7/2014
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-014-2567-2

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