title: The illegal alien who needs surgery.
authors.affiliation: Allegheny University Hospitals, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thurman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McCruden
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hamric
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Goodman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017041:Ethics Committees; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014600:Utilization Review