Addressing the ethical grey zone in surgery: a framework for identification and safe introduction of novel surgical techniques and procedures
Brown K, Solomon MJ, Young J, Seco M, Bannon PG ANZ J Surg 2019 06;89(6):634-638 PMID: 30974516 Abstract While the introduction of new surgical techniques can radically improve patient care, they may equally expose patients to unforeseen harms associated with untested procedures. The enthusiastic uptake of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the early 1990s saw a dramatic…