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AU - Kavian, Joseph Abraham
AB - Surgical Reflections The American Surgeon™ 2024, Vol. 0(0) 1 © The Author(s) 2024 Healing Beyond the Knife: The Power of Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions a Surgeon’s Dialogue DOI: 10.1177/00031348241241724 journals.sagepub.com/home/asu Joseph Abraham Kavian, BA  Keywords dialogue, ethics, family, narrative medicine, reflection, surgery, multidisciplinary care Over the course of my surgical rotation, I was involved with failing to note every possible benefit and harm that each a case surrounding a severely ill newborn child, which in- therapy could provide. cluded sensitive and emotional encounters led by a pediatric Overall, I found this experience to be touching, as surgeon. The way in which the discussion was handled sur- despite how devastating the situation was for every in- rounding the patient’s treatment plan with the care team and dividual involved, it taught me the value of being open and family, was quite moving to witness. The interactions were honest with one’s plan, across all members of a patient’s difficult to watch, as the patient was on the verge of rapid care team and family. The pediatric surgeon consulted on deterioration and both the primary care team and family were the case incorporated the opinions and perspectives from unsure as to how 
TI - Healing Beyond the Knife: The Power of a Surgeon’s Dialogue
JF - The American Surgeon
DO - 10.1177/00031348241241724
DA - 2024-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/healing-beyond-the-knife-the-power-of-a-surgeon-s-dialogue-DRmwrK0qJN
SP - 1829
EP - 1829
VL - 90
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
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