title: An organized approach to complex ethical cases on a surgical service.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC6040, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA, sean.wightman@uchospitals.edu.
authors.forename: Sean C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Wightman
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Angelos
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D057240:Patient Preference; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012935:Social Justice; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000941:ethics*
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