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TY - JOUR
T1 - Promises and ethical pitfalls of surgical innovation
T2 - the case of bariatric surgery
AU - Dixon, JB
AU - Logue, J
AU - Komesaroff, PA
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - The last two decades have seen remarkable advances in and acceptance of bariatric surgery. These advances include quality assurance, certification of surgeons and their institutions and the development of national bariatric registries. Yet, in spite of these advances, an urgent need to improve ethical standards in bariatric surgery remains. In particular, surgical innovation must be subjected to adequate scrutiny and sufficient safeguards. New procedures and the processes by which they are assessed should be subject to review and approval by the ethics committees operating under clearly defined guidelines. The public must be able to have confidence that the surgery itself, and the innovative practices that are introduced within it, are not subject to distortions associated with personal, wider professional, industry or institutional interests.
AB - The last two decades have seen remarkable advances in and acceptance of bariatric surgery. These advances include quality assurance, certification of surgeons and their institutions and the development of national bariatric registries. Yet, in spite of these advances, an urgent need to improve ethical standards in bariatric surgery remains. In particular, surgical innovation must be subjected to adequate scrutiny and sufficient safeguards. New procedures and the processes by which they are assessed should be subject to review and approval by the ethics committees operating under clearly defined guidelines. The public must be able to have confidence that the surgery itself, and the innovative practices that are introduced within it, are not subject to distortions associated with personal, wider professional, industry or institutional interests.
U2 - 10.1007/s11695-013-1049-1
DO - 10.1007/s11695-013-1049-1
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23907325
VL - 23
SP - 1698
EP - 1702
JO - Obesity surgery
JF - Obesity surgery
IS - 10
ER -