Ethical issues in lung transplantation.
Lung transplantation is now an accepted therapeutic option for many patients with incurable end-stage lung or pulmonary vascular disease processes for which other treatment options have been expended. However, as lung transplantation has evolved as a recognized discipline over the past decade, a variety of ethical issues related to the transplant process are emerging. This article considers those issues through a discussion of the four fundamental principles of biomedical ethics.
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Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007348:Insurance, Health; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality; D016896:Treatment Outcome