Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jan 2012
Editorial CommentOff-pump coronary surgery: is it just a surgical matter?
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jan 2012
Case ReportsManaging patients whose family members are physicians.
The ethical complexities involving physicians who treat their own family members are well known and it is generally accepted that such practice should not occur. We present three anonymous cases in which patient family members who worked as physicians complicated the medical care of their hospitalized relatives. ⋯ Clinician-relatives need to allow the medical team to assume the role of caretaker when their family members are hospitalized. Teams may need to employ limit setting in order to ensure fair and consistent care for all patients on the ward, and to prevent escalation of emotionally charged situations.