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Malpractice issues in modern anaesthesiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2007

A. Mavroforou ,
G. Stamatiou ,
S. Koutsias ,
E. Michalodimitrakis ,
G. Vretzakis  and
A. D. Giannoukas
A. Mavroforou*
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly Medical School, Department of Medical Law and Ethics, Larissa, Greece University of Crete Medical School, Forensic Sciences Department, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
G. Stamatiou
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly Medical School, Department of Anaesthesiology, Larissa, Greece
S. Koutsias
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly Medical School, Department of Vascular Surgery, Larissa, Greece
E. Michalodimitrakis
Affiliation:
University of Crete Medical School, Forensic Sciences Department, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
G. Vretzakis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly Medical School, Department of Anaesthesiology, Larissa, Greece
A. D. Giannoukas
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly Medical School, Department of Vascular Surgery, Larissa, Greece
*
Correspondence to: Anna Mavroforou, 13 Ath. Agorogianni Street, 41335 Larissa, Greece. E-mail: amavroforou@hotmail.com; Tel: +30 2410 627600; Fax: +30 2410 627645
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Summary

Medical malpractice has been raised as an important problem in daily practice, while the media and public remain unforgiving to those perceived to have harmed the patients’ life. This article highlights important legal issues related to medical malpractice and summarizes the sources and the nature of potential errors in anaesthesiology practice.

Keywords

LIABILITY LEGALINFORMED CONSENTANAESTHESIOLOGYMALPRACTICE
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 24 , Issue 11 , November 2007 , pp. 903 - 911
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Copyright © European Society of Anaesthesiology 2007

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