Evaluation of medical malpractice in emergency and elective general surgery cases resulting in death
Author(s) -
Erdinç Özdemir
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
turkish journal of trauma and emergency surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.28
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1306-696X
DOI - 10.5505/tjtes.2015.26543
Subject(s) - malpractice , medicine , medical malpractice , autopsy , general surgery , medical diagnosis , surgery , emergency medicine , pathology , political science , law
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.
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