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ArticleActa otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale2018

Is the team leading surgeon criminally liable for his collaborators' errors? Judges confirm responsibility and condemn an otorhinolaryngologist.

G Montanari Vergallo, M Ralli, A DI Luca, N M DI Luca

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Article in Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Information obligation in surgery.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2021
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G Montanari VergalloDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Medico-legal and Locomotor Apparatus Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
M RalliDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
A DI LucaInstitute of Public Health, Section of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
N M DI LucaDepartment of Anatomical, Histological, Medico-legal and Locomotor Apparatus Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

summaryIn current healthcare, delivery of medical and surgical treatment takes place in a multidisciplinary manner. This raises the problem of distinguishing the conditions under which the person who has properly carried out his duties, respecting the related leges artis, can be held responsible for damages materially caused by another member of the medical team. Jurisprudence has developed the so-called "principle of trust" for which every member of the team can rely on the fact that other members are acting in compliance with the leges artis of their specialisation. The Supreme Court has limited the application of this principle. The authors examine the jurisprudence on responsibility of the team in otolaryngology and conclude that individual liability should be limited to the specific expertise of the individual specialist.

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Liability, LegalHumansMedical ErrorsOtolaryngologyPatient Care TeamÉquipe responsibilityLegal medicinePrinciple of trustTeam leader responsibility

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PMID29984805
PMCPMC6036945

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