Department of Radiology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2012 Aug;22(3):527-38. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2012.05.012.
One of the major pitfalls faced by physicians is a basic lack of understanding of the legal aspects of medical malpractice. It is the authors' hope that the brief review of the history of malpractice law provided here affords the radiologist insights that could prove helpful in understanding how one must conduct oneself in a radiology practice. There are several noteworthy points to consider. Vigilance and minimizing errors is always most desirable, but error-free neuroradiology is unattainable. Best medical judgment, although not error free, is at least defensible as noted in the case law discussed here.
医生面临的主要陷阱之一是对医疗事故法律方面的基本缺乏理解。作者希望这里对医疗事故法历史的简要回顾能为放射科医生提供一些见解，有助于理解在放射科实践中应如何行事。有几个值得注意的问题。保持警惕和尽量减少错误总是最理想的，但如这里讨论的判例法所述，无错误的神经放射学是无法实现的。最好的医疗判断，即使不是无错误的，至少在法律上是有辩护余地的。
