| Volunteers in Plastic Surgery Guidelines for Providing Surgical Care for Children in the Less Developed World: Part II. Ethical Considerations. | |
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PMID: 21865995 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: : Many international volunteer groups provide free reconstructive plastic surgery for the poor and underserved in developing countries. An essential issue in providing this care is that it meets consistent guidelines for both quality and safety-a topic that has been addressed previously. An equally important consideration is how to provide that care in an ethical manner. No literature presently addresses the various issues involved in making those decisions. METHODS: : With these ethical considerations in mind, the Volunteers in Plastic Surgery Committee of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons/Plastic Surgery Foundation undertook a project to create a comprehensive set of guidelines for volunteer groups planning to provide this type of reconstructive plastic surgery in developing countries. The committee worked in conjunction with the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia on this project. RESULTS: : The Board of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons/Plastic Surgery Foundation has approved the ethical guidelines created for the delivery of care in developing countries. The guidelines address the variety of ethical decisions that may be faced by a team working in an underdeveloped country. These guidelines make it possible for a humanitarian effort to anticipate the types of ethical decisions that are often encountered and be prepared to deal with them appropriately. CONCLUSIONS: : Any group seeking to undertake an international mission trip in plastic surgery should be able to go to one source to find a detailed discussion of the perceived needs in providing ethical humanitarian care. This document was created to satisfy that need and is a companion to our original guidelines addressing safety and quality. |
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William J Schneider; Mark R Migliori; Arun K Gosain; George Gregory; Randall Flick |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Plastic and reconstructive surgery Volume: 128 ISSN: 1529-4242 ISO Abbreviation: Plast. Reconstr. Surg. Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-08-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1306050 Medline TA: Plast Reconstr Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 216e-22e Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Knoxville, Tenn.; Minneapolis and Rochester, Minn.; Cleveland, Ohio; and San Francisco, Calif. From Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center; Abbott Northeastern Hospital; the Department of Plastic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University; the Departments of Pediatrics and Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco; and the Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. |
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