Medical Error, Malpractice and Complications: A Moral Geography [Book Review]

HEC Forum 22 (2):145-157 (2010)
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This essay reviews and defines avoidable medical error, malpractice and complication. The relevant ethical principles pertaining to unanticipated medical outcomes are identified. In light of these principles I critically review the moral culpability of the agents in each circumstance and the resulting obligations to patients, their families, and the health care system in general. While I touch on some legal implications, a full discussion of legal obligations and liability issues is beyond the scope of this paper

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Institutional Responses to Medical Mistakes: Ethical and Legal Perspectives.Andy Thurman - 2001 - Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 11 (2):147-156.
After harm: medical error and the ethics of forgiveness.Nancy Berlinger - 2005 - Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Honestly, Do We Need a Policy on Truth?Michael A. DeVita - 2001 - Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 11 (2):157-164.
Ethics Manual.Lois Snyder (ed.) - 2005 - American College of Physicians.
Medical Malpractice, Mistake Prevention, and Compensation.Thomas May & Mark P. Aulisio - 2001 - Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 11 (2):135-146.

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