Ethical considerations of complex reconstructions in resource poor countries
Oluwakemi Ayoade1, Abdulrasheed Ibrahim2, Chihena H Banda3,4
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Srgery, National Orthopaedic Hospital, 12/124 Ikorodu Road, Igbobi, Lagos 102216, Nigeria.
Abstract:
There is a need for complex plastic surgery reconstructive work in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper will discuss the ethical considerations when offering this service in LMICs, from the local and the visiting surgeon's perspective, their patients and a holistic global surgery perspective. The basic principles of clinical ethics are autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice, and are the foundation for the structure of this paper.
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