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This scoping review identified key ethical issues in operating rooms, including professional conduct, patient rights, and resource allocation. Future research should enhance ethical practices and understanding in surgical settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Surgical Care
  • Healthcare Professionalism

Background:

  • Operating room ethical behavior must align with patients' human rights.
  • Surgical ethics offer context-specific ethical guidance.
  • Current research activity in operating room ethics is not well-defined.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify ethical issues in the operating room.
  • To guide future research directions in surgical ethics.

Main Methods:

  • Scoping review using Arksey and O'Malley framework.
  • Searched PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, WOS, Cochrane, KISS, and KMbase (Jan 2012-May 2022).
  • Included 19 studies after independent screening by two researchers.

Main Results:

  • Identified five ethical categories: Professional ethics, Organizational ethics, Patients' rights, Patient safety, and Allocating resources.
  • Findings align with the International Council of Nurses' (ICN) code of ethics, excluding global health.
  • Highlighted the need for strategies aligned with the ICN code of ethics.

Conclusions:

  • Emphasizes the need for individual and organizational strategies in operating room ethics.
  • Recommends future research with diverse perspectives and methodologies.
  • Aims to improve understanding and ethical practices in surgical environments.