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Indecency/Decency in Cardiac Surgery: A Memoir of My Education at a Super‐Esteemed Medical Place
Author(s) -
Erde Edmund L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2006.00299.x
Subject(s) - medicine , insider , memoir , medical education , surgery , general surgery , law , political science
Objectives: This article aims to define and analyze indecency in heart surgery, propose a partial remedy to it, stimulate ethics in the surgery literature, and reflect on the cultural background of heart surgery. Background: After 30 years of teaching ethics in medical schools, I provide a semi‐insider's impression of being a patient in heart surgery. Methods: I define types of indecency, apply them to my case, and reflect on the culture (nature) of surgery. Conclusions: Anecdotally, heart surgeons need much improvement. One way to do so is by helping patients prepare for their postoperative experiences and support them when troubling aftereffects arise.