Giving medico-legal opinions in cases with suspicion of medical mistake. part 2. Expert evidence in cases with suspicion of medical mistake - expectations, possibilities, threats…
Chowaniec, Cław.; Chowaniec, Młgorzata.; Wilk, M.
Wiadomosci Lekarskie 70(4): 771-777
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5147 PMID: 29064804 Document Number: 693544
Problems of medical mistake and therapeutic failure are inextricably linked with realization of medical services. In recent years, mostly by the media and increasing demanding attitude, a rapid increase of initiated cases opened by judicial body in conjunction with medical mistake made by medical staff is observed. Making medico-legal opinions is not easy task and often face many difficulties. These consist of lacks in medical documentation, time rigor, formal tightening and need to create team that consist of both forensic medicine specialist and clinicians, who together shall write complex medico-legal opinion. This article touches the essence of the opinion-making problem in the aspect of medical mistake. It shows specifics of the role of forensic medicine specialist, his challenges and difficulties in creating opinions. The article confronts real possibilities of court experts with expectations of judicial body, outlining new challenges and dangers which court experts have to face.