A Case of Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis in an Infant Child of Jehovah's Witness Parents: Is Surgical Correction Appropriate?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Case of Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis in an Infant Child of Jehovah's Witness Parents: Is Surgical Correction Appropriate?

Published:2021-11-23 Issue: Volume: Page:105566562110620
ISSN:1055-6656
Container-title:The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Author:

Linkugel Andrew D.¹^ORCID,Yu Jennifer²,Kopar Piroska K.²,Kodner Ira J.²,Brown Douglas²,Patel Kamlesh B.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, United States

2. Department of Surgery, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, United States

Abstract

An infant with nonsyndromic craniosynostosis is brought to clinic by his Jehovah's Witness parents to discuss treatment. Five potential courses of action are discussed in the context of biomedical ethics principles. The potential conflict between parents’ autonomy to make decisions for their child and the surgeon's ethical duty of beneficence to the patient is explored.

Funder

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Otorhinolaryngology,Oral Surgery

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10556656211062036

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