Citation

Vercler CJ, Hultman CS. Clin. Plast. Surg. 2017; 44(4): 903-909.

Affiliation

Division of Plastic Surgery, University of North Carolina Aesthetic, Laser, and Burn Reconstruction Center, NC Jaycee Burn Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Suite 7038, Burnett-Womack, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.cps.2017.05.022

PMID

28888315

Abstract

This article considers multiple ethical principles in the context of patients with burns. It explores the application of these principles to burn care and the impact on medical decision making, through several clinical vignettes.

Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Autonomy; Beneficence; Best interests; Ethics; Informed consent; Substituted judgment; Surrogate decision making