Woodyard J E
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1980 Nov;62(6):476-8.
Increasing litigation in recent years makes it more and more necessary for the surgeon to be on his guard against actions or omissions that might be construed as professional negligence. Some of the more common causes of such negligence and their avoidance are discussed. If the current tendency of the courts to interpret mistakes and errors of judgment as negligence continues some change in the law will be essential if the practice of defensive medicine is to be avoided.
近年来诉讼案件不断增加,外科医生越来越有必要警惕那些可能被视为职业疏忽的行为或不作为。本文讨论了一些较为常见的导致此类疏忽的原因及其避免方法。如果法院目前将失误和判断错误解释为疏忽的趋势持续下去,那么若要避免防御性医疗行为,法律必须做出一些改变。