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Equity under the knife: justice and evidence in surgery
Wendy Rogers1, Christopher Degeling, Cynthia Townley
1Macquarie University.
Bioethics
|June 12, 2012
Abstract:
Surgery is an increasingly common and expensive mode of medical intervention. The ethical dimensions of the surgeon-patient relationship, including respect for personal autonomy and informed consent, are much discussed; but broader equity issues have not received the same attention. This paper extends the understanding of surgical ethics by considering the nature of evidence in surgery and its relationship to a just provision of healthcare for individuals and their populations.

