<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Adenotonsillectomy is one of the most performed surgical procedures in otorhinolaryngology. When it comes to hospitalization duration, there are no general available truths. Every patient is unique and only the physician should decide for how long he/she has to remain in the hospital after adenotonsillectomy, taking into consideration the used technique, the intraoperatory evolution and also the associated risk factors.</p><p>The authors present some general aspects of this theme and their own point of view in what adenotonsillectomy is concerned in terms of ethics and moral responsibility of the surgeon, hospital and government for the hospitalization after the surgical intervention.</p></abstract>

Adenotonsillectomy is one of the most performed surgical procedures in otorhinolaryngology. When it comes to hospitalization duration, there are no general available truths. Every patient is unique and only the physician should decide for how long he/she has to remain in the hospital after adenotonsillectomy, taking into consideration the used technique, the intraoperatory evolution and also the associated risk factors.The authors present some general aspects of this theme and their own point of view in what adenotonsillectomy is concerned in terms of ethics and moral responsibility of the surgeon, hospital and government for the hospitalization after the surgical intervention.

The ethical and moral responsibility of the surgeon, hospital and government for the hospitalization after adenotonsillectomy

CESITO Center, “Sfanta Maria” Hospital

”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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Adenotonsillectomy is one of the most performed surgical procedures in otorhinolaryngology. When it comes to hospitalization duration, there are no general...

The ethical and moral responsibility of the surgeon, hospital and government for the hospitalization after adenotonsillectomy

Publicado en línea: 07 mar 2019

Páginas: 35 - 38

Recibido: 03 dic 2018

Aceptado: 05 ene 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2019-0004

Palabras clave
ethics, moral responsibility, adenotonsillectomy, hospitalization

© 2019 Codrut Sarafoleanu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The ethical and moral responsibility of the surgeon, hospital and government for the hospitalization after adenotonsillectomy

Publicado en línea: 07 mar 2019

Páginas: 35 - 38

Recibido: 03 dic 2018

Aceptado: 05 ene 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2019-0004

Palabras claveethics, moral responsibility, adenotonsillectomy, hospitalization

© 2019 Codrut Sarafoleanu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Palabras clave
ethics, moral responsibility, adenotonsillectomy, hospitalization