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Erschienen in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie 2/2017

23.11.2016 | Editorials

Are we at risk of losing the soul of medicine?

verfasst von: Danie Botha, MBChB, DA (SA), MMed(Anesth), MD

Erschienen in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Ausgabe 2/2017

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Primum non nocere. These three Latin words learned in medical school, “first, do no harm”, highlights the physician’s primary consideration for the patient’s wellbeing. While its author— Hippocrates, Galen, or Thomas Sydenham—may be in dispute, it is undeniable that every medical intervention carries the potential for harm.1 This dictum is the cornerstone of the physician’s approach to patient care and remains a pillar of modern healthcare. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Are we at risk of losing the soul of medicine?
verfasst von
Danie Botha, MBChB, DA (SA), MMed(Anesth), MD
Publikationsdatum
23.11.2016
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Ausgabe 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Elektronische ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-016-0776-x

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