Physicians’ Legal Responsibility A ccording To The High Council of Health

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Research Article

VOLUME: 2 ISSUE: 3

P: 127 - 130

December 1997

Physicians’ Legal Responsibility A ccording To The High Council of Health

The Bulletin of Legal Medicine 1997;2(3):127-130

DOI: 10.17986/blm.199723239

Ümit Naci GÜNDOĞMUŞ ¹

Yaşar BİLGE ²

Özer KENDİ ³

İsmail Hamit HANCI ⁴

1. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı

2. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı

3. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı

4. Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı

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Received Date: 03.10.1997

Accepted Date: 04.05.1998

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ABSTRACT

In this study, 532 cases have been reviewed in the High Council of Health. Most of the physicians were obstetricians and surgeons. It is determined that 305 physicians (57.33%) were not responsible of the consequences while 186 (34.96 %) physicians (7.71%) were found guilty according to the articles 455 or 459 of the Turkish Penal Code and. 41 (7.71%) physicians were guilty of neglecting their duties and disobeying the rules.

Keywords:

Physician responsibility, malpractice