Mycobacterium chimaera: The ethical duty to disclose the minimal risk of infection to exposed patients

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Jun;153(6):1422-1424.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.02.020. Epub 2017 Feb 20.

Authors

Anita Nguyen¹, C Christopher Hook², Joseph A Dearani¹, Hartzell V Schaff³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
² Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 28351477
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.02.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / ethics*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / legislation & jurisprudence
Duty to Warn / ethics*
Duty to Warn / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Mycobacterium Infections / diagnosis
Mycobacterium Infections / microbiology*
Patient Safety
Policy Making
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis
Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology*
Treatment Outcome
Truth Disclosure / ethics