Altruism in surgery of AIDS patients

There is usually a long period of time between infection with the AIDS virus and manifestation of symptoms. Asymptomatic patients often would benefit from elective surgery for diseases such as arthritis which are unrelated to their infection. The surgeons' decisions to accept the risks to thems...

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Auteurs: Pottenger, Lawrence A. (Auteur) ; Ashby, Homer U. (Auteur) ; Thompson, Carolyn R. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1992]
Dans: Journal of religion and health
Année: 1992, Volume: 31, Numéro: 1, Pages: 9-18
Sujets non-standardisés:B Operating Team
B Ultimate Meaning
B Asymptomatic Patient
B Arthritis
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Résumé:There is usually a long period of time between infection with the AIDS virus and manifestation of symptoms. Asymptomatic patients often would benefit from elective surgery for diseases such as arthritis which are unrelated to their infection. The surgeons' decisions to accept the risks to themselves, their spouses, and their operating teams in order to relieve pain and suffering appear to be based upon two covenants; one concerns their role within the doctor-patient relationship, and the other concerns their relationship to what they see as the ultimate meaning in life.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00986841