Legal Aspects of Anaesthesia

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. General Legal Aspects in Different Countries

   1. Legal Aspects of Anaesthesia Mishaps in the Netherlands

      • J. F. Crul

      Pages 1-5

   2. Legal Basis of Medical Liability after Anaesthetic Mishaps in France

      • G. Barrier

      Pages 7-10

   3. Jurisprudential Aspects in Anaesthesia in France

      • C. Paley-Vincent

      Pages 11-20

   4. Medico-Legal Problems in the United Kingdom

      • R. L. Hargrove

      Pages 21-21

   5. Frequency and Causes of Legal Suits in Relation to the Practice of Anaesthesia in Sweden

      • B. Hallén

      Pages 23-35

   6. Legal Liability Suits after Anaesthetic Accidents in Germany

      • H. Wroblewski

      Pages 37-58

3. Special Medicolegal Problems

   1. Awareness — A Medico-Legal Problem

      • R. L. Hargrove

      Pages 59-66

   2. Delayed Respiratory Effects of the Administration of the New Morphinomimetics

      • F. Marchetti

      Pages 67-73

   3. Medico-Legal Consequences Deriving from Inquiries on the Incidence of Anaesthetic Mishaps

      • J. Lassner

      Pages 75-91

   4. Problems of Surgical and Anaesthetic Abstinence: Legal and Ethical Consequences

      • L. René

      Pages 93-104

   5. Legal and Ethical Problems of Anaesthesia for Organ Transplantation

      • C. Manni

      Pages 105-116

   6. Rules of Procedures for Anaesthesiologists in Case of Faults or (Near) Accidents

      • J. F. Crul

      Pages 117-123

   7. Anaesthesiological Responsibilities for the Day-Care Patient

      • C. Roos

      Pages 125-131

   8. General Conclusions

      • J. F. Crul

      Pages 133-134

4. Back Matter

   Pages 135-135

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J.F. Crul The topic Legal Aspects of Anaesthesia is still rarely treated in book publications, but deserves increasing attention as more cases of litigation occur each year and anaesthetists also become more aware of the legal structure within which they practice their profession. I am happy to have been able to obtain the cooperation of experts in this field from various European countries. The contributing authors in this book come from both the anaesthesia and surgery side as well as from the jurisprudential background. As these two fields have their own professional jargon we have been very careful in using definitions, avoiding that a specific term might lead to misunderstanding and confusion. The international authorship did not facilitate this task. The subject of this book was also the topic of a meeting of the European Academy of Anaesthesiology held at the French Study Center, La Suquette, Saint Vincent Ie Palue~ held three years before publication of this book. The organizers G. Barrier, J.F. Crul, and J. Lassner felt the need for a book publication presenting the state of the art of anaesthesia and the law in European countries. With the present book this plan has been realized. During the meeting many subjects were thoroughly discussed and the editor considered a number of them as very informative and therefore these were included in this book.

• Germany
• anesthesia
• transplantation

• Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Hospital St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

  J. F. Crul

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