| SYMPOSIUM: COMPLICATIONS IN SPINE SURGERY |
|
| Year : 2023 | Volume
: 6
| Issue : 1 | Page : 48-53 |
|
|
Managing complications: Communication and medicolegal aspects
Krishnendu Mukherjee1, Rik Mukherjee2, Jayanta Das1
1 AMRI Hospitals, Salt Lake, Kolkata, India
2 University of Birmingham, Medical School, Birmingham, UK
Correspondence Address:
Jayanta Das
AMRI Hospitals, Salt Lake, Kolkata
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/isj.isj_56_22
|
|
|
Complications are neither entirely predictable nor preventable in the practice of spinal surgery. Communications, particularly the pre-operative consent, play an important role in the management of complications. Patient dissatisfaction leading to complaints and legal proceedings are common and expected sequelae to complications. This article is an overview of important aspects of doctor–patient communication and the relevant legal issues including the principles followed by the judicial system in India while adjudicating on alleged medical negligence. |
|
|
|
| [FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
 |
|
