Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jun;162(6):811-812. doi: 10.1177/0194599820920850. Epub 2020 Apr 14.
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered how otolaryngologists contemplate and assume their roles in health care delivery. The ethical implications of this pandemic upon our practice are formidable and distinct from other surgical fields. The salient ethical issues of public health stewardship and safety, distributive justice, and nonabandonment are distilled for the practicing otolaryngologist.
COVID-19 大流行极大地改变了耳鼻喉科医生对医疗服务的思考和承担角色的方式。这场大流行对我们实践的伦理影响是巨大的,与其他外科领域不同。公共卫生管理和安全、分配公正和不放弃的突出伦理问题为耳鼻喉科医生提炼出来。