An approach to the ethical evaluation of innovative surgical procedures

While there is an ethical obligation to improve clinical outcomes by developing better therapies, surgical innovation has largely progressed without the strict regulations required of novel pharmaceutical products. We explore the reasons why new surgical techniques are frequently introduced without...

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Published inAnnals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 26 - 29
Main Authors Tan, Veronique K M, Chow, Pierce K H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore 01.01.2011
Subjects
Biomedical Research - ethics
Clinical Competence
Diffusion of Innovation
Ethics, Medical
General Surgery - ethics
General Surgery - methods
General Surgery - standards
Humans
Informed Consent
Medical Audit
Medicine
Singapore
Specialty Boards
Singapore
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Summary:While there is an ethical obligation to improve clinical outcomes by developing better therapies, surgical innovation has largely progressed without the strict regulations required of novel pharmaceutical products. We explore the reasons why new surgical techniques are frequently introduced without the benefit of randomised controlled trials, and present an approach to the ethical evaluation of novel surgical procedures.
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ISSN:0304-4602
0304-4602
DOI:10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.V40N1p26