Wolff-Maras R, Klintschar M
Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland.
Chirurg. 2012 Jul;83(7):642-5. doi: 10.1007/s00104-011-2214-5.
Death during an operation represents a severe event for physicians and family of the deceased. A further difficulty arises when certifying the cause and manner of death because medical staff are often afraid that they will incriminate themselves when declaring an unnatural death or an unclear manner of death but are also afraid to issue a false statement by declaring a natural death. In such cases of mors in tabula it is recommended to declare an unclear manner of death because this leads to police investigations and in the majority of the cases to exoneration of the medical staff.
手术过程中的死亡对医生和死者家属来说都是严重事件。在证明死亡原因和方式时会出现进一步的困难，因为医护人员常常担心，宣布非自然死亡或死因不明会使自己受到牵连，但又害怕宣布自然死亡而出具虚假声明。在这种“死因不明”的情况下，建议宣布死因不明，因为这会引发警方调查，而且在大多数情况下医护人员会被免罪。
