Impact and Challenges of Ethics in Echocardiography - A Non-Invasive Procedure

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Ramanujam, Sujhithra Appan [1 ]
Meyyappan, Chokkalingam [2 ]
Sivasubramaniam, Jayanthi [3 ]
Rajaratnam, Sanjay Andrew [4 ]
Devaraj, Danis Vijay [5 ]
机构
[1] Chettinad Acad Res & Educ, Chettinad Hosp & Res Inst CHRI, Dept Allied Hlth Sci, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] Chettinad Acad Res & Educ, Chettinad Hosp & Res Inst CHRI, Dept Cardiol, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
[3] Panimalar Med Coll Hosp & Res Inst, Dept Microbiol, Poonamallee 600123, Tamil Nadu, India
[4] Chettinad Acad Res & Educ, Chettinad Hosp & Res Inst CHRI, Dept Physiol, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
[5] Chettinad Acad Res & Educ, Chettinad Hosp & Res Inst CHRI, Dept Microbiol, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
来源
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTION OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES-JEMDS | 2021年 / 10卷 / 02期
关键词
Ethics; Echocardiography; Indications; Preferences; Challenges; APPROPRIATENESS CRITERIA; AMERICAN SOCIETY; STANDARDS;
D O I
10.14260/jemds/2021/22
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Increasingly sophisticated types of equipment are needed for the evaluation of cardiac function and structure. An invaluable diagnostic tool with broadening applications, which is also portable and cost-effective in medical and surgical practice is echocardiography. The purpose of this review is to derive the ethical constraints, ethical practices and challenges in the field of echocardiography, when practicing echocardiography in a clinical setup. Ethics in echocardiography involves the "transfer of value" among the physicians, hospitals and patients. Altruism, integrity, responsibility and respect are the four pillars of professionalism. These are to be strictly followed with the patients, trainees and colleagues. Four basic ethics associated in the patient care are patient preferences, quality of life, medical indications and contextual features. The American College of Cardiology Foundation and ASE's (American Society of Echocardiography) appropriate use criteria insist upon the periodic review in every echocardiography laboratory. Other issues include a mechanism for timelines of test performance and test selection. Ethics in modern practice, so far known to us, are only the tip of the iceberg. Qualified sonographers and physicians should work by ensuring the ethical issues in the diagnostic field echocardiography.
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