Evaluation of medical malpractice in emergency and elective general surgery cases resulting in death
ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.22, no.4, pp.365-373, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 22 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.5505/tjtes.2015.26543
- Journal Name: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.365-373
- Keywords: Autopsy, forensic medicine, general surgery, medical malpractice, ABDOMINAL STAB WOUNDS, TRAUMA, COMPLICATIONS, LAPAROTOMY, DOCTORS, CLAIMS, RISK
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: No
Abstract
BACKGROUND: General surgery is one of the branches in which the distinction between complication and malpractice is difficult to distinguish. In this study, presentation of the main forensic medical parameters considered for the evaluation of medical malpractice in cases of general surgery deaths in which medical malpractice has been alleged and discussing related concepts through the literature are aimed.