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Malpractice issues in modern anaesthesiology.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17582248     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
A Mavroforou; G Stamatiou; S Koutsias; E Michalodimitrakis; G Vretzakis; A D Giannoukas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review     Date:  2007-06-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of anaesthesiology     Volume:  24     ISSN:  0265-0215     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Anaesthesiol     Publication Date:  2007 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-09     Completed Date:  2008-01-23     Revised Date:  2008-10-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8411711     Medline TA:  Eur J Anaesthesiol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  903-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly Medical School, Department of Medical law and Ethics, Larissa, Greece. amavroforou@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anesthesiology / legislation & jurisprudence*
Humans
Informed Consent
Jurisprudence
Malpractice / legislation & jurisprudence*
Medical Errors
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2008 Jul;25(7):598   [PMID:  18252014 ]

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