Ethics in Neurosurgical Practice

✍ Scribed by Stephen Honeybul (editor)

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 275
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Neurosurgical interventions have the potential to change a person's concept of self, as well as affect their neurological and cognitive function to an unacceptable level for both patient and family. In an increasingly complex and evolving field, the ethical implications of treatments and their eventual outcomes must be carefully balanced. Ethics in Neurosurgical Practice is a comprehensive and practical guide for managing the treatment of patients with debilitating neurosurgical conditions. Chapters address specific conditions, such as traumatic brain injuries, ischemic stroke and spinal surgery, and the ethical challenges that each of these pose. Detailed case studies present potential scenarios that readers might encounter, and their outcomes. Future developments of this fast-paced field are expanded upon, including televised live surgery and the ethical aspects of innovation in neurosurgery. A broad variety of contributors in different fields, including neurosurgeons, intensivists and bioethicists, ensures comprehensive coverage from a range of views and experiences.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
List of Contributors
Introduction
Part I General Ethics
1 Introduction to Ethics and Ethical Theory
2 Models and Methods in Ethics
3 The Concept and Implementation of Values-Based Medicine (VsBM) in Neurosurgery
4 The Three Functions of Consent in Neurosurgery
5 Withholding and Withdrawing Medical Treatment: Legal, Ethical, and Practical Considerations
6 Surgical Training
7 The Aging Surgeon
8 Healthcare Economics
9 Patient Data, Ownership, Storage, and Social Media
David Cote and Timothy Smith
Part II Neurosurgery-Specific Bioethics
10 A Historical Overview of Ethics in Neurosurgery
11 Evidence-Based Neurosurgery: Principles, Applicability, and Challenges
12 Ethical Challenges of Neurosurgical Care for Brain Tumour Patients
13 Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
14 ‘Malignant’ Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction
15 Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
16 Paediatric Neurosurgery
17 Spinal Neurosurgery
18 Ethical Challenges in Psychosurgery: A New Start or More of the Same?
19 Brain Death and Organ Donation
Part III Future Developments
20 Ethical Aspects of Innovation in Neurosurgery
21 Stem Cells and Brain Repair: Ethical Considerations
22 Brain-Machine Interface Technology in Neurosurgery
23 International Neurosurgery
24 Live Televised Surgery