Legal and Ethical Aspect of Surgical Practice: In Particular Reference to Indian Scenario
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Legal and ethical issues in the field of medical practice have rapidly increased over last quarter of century. It has number of reasons which includes complicated partnership of health care providers, variable cultures of patients, wide scope of available alternatives and new advancements in surgical procedures. Surgeons due to its nature of work are more exposed to medico-legal and ethical issues. Advancements of modern technologies in medical practice and increase in scope of human organ transplantation warranted the discussion of legal and ethical issues more extensively and delicately. Besides these, there is need to develop a minimum standard operating procedure (MSOP) including all facet i.e. from taking informed consent to different stages of managements, by the national and international associations of respective discipline. American philosophers Tom Beauchamp and James Childress introduced the highly influential “Four Principles” approach to medical ethics. These four basic principles are Respect for autonomy, Beneficence, Nonmaleficence and Justice. Applications of these four basic principles, alone or in combination, help to identify and resolve ethical issues in medicine. The doctor must balance the competing moral obligations against each other and, through sound judgment, determine which is most morally compelling.
Authors and Affiliations
Binay Kumar, Vinita Kumari, Binod Kumar Ravi, Dr. Deepmala
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- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2017.3.1.003
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