Malpractice and system of expertise in anaesthetic procedures in Turkey

• Published in: Forensic science international Vol. 153; no. 2; pp. 161 - 167
• Main Authors: Özdemir, M. Hakan, Çekin, Necmi, Can, I. Özgür, Hilal, Ahmet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ireland Ltd 29.10.2005; Elsevier; The Lancet Publishing Group, a division of Elsevier Science Ltd; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anaesthesia; Analysis; Anesthesia; Anesthesiology - legislation & jurisprudence; Anesthesiology - statistics & numerical data; Biological and medical sciences; Cause of Death; Child; Child, Preschool; Complications and side effects; Criminal law; Databases as Topic; Female; Forensic Medicine; Forensic pathology; Forensic sciences; General aspects; Hospitals; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Investigations; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Liability, Legal; Litigation; Male; Malpractice; Malpractice - legislation & jurisprudence; Malpractice - statistics & numerical data; Medical malpractice; Medical personnel; Medical sciences; Medicolegal; Middle Aged; Physicians; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Retrospective Studies; The system of expertise; Turkey; Asia; Turkey; Anaesthesia; Malpractice; Medicolegal; The system of expertise; Methodology; Forensic science; Legal medicine; Health staff; Forensic aspect; Anesthetic; Anesthesia; Procedure; Expertise

Deaths which occur during the administration of anaesthetics require medicolegal investigations. The objective of this study is to form a database for future comparisons related to anaesthetic-associated malpractice claims and also to investigate the system of expertise, pertaining to such procedure...