A patient with severe obesity and end-stage heart failure requests bariatric surgery as a bridge to transplant, but the team believes risks outweigh benefits. Which process best addresses this conflict?
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A
Requesting an ethics committee consultation to weigh the competing considerations
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B
Letting the patient's family vote on the decision
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C
Proceeding with surgery because the patient requested it
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D
Refusing further discussion with the patient