Search results for "medical malpractice"

Victims or Aggresors? Framing Romanian Migrants and Crime in Two British Newspapers

2018

The research question at which the present article attempts to answer is: What are the British journalistic procedures used in representing migration and crime in the specific case of Romanian migrants? The article uses quantitative content analysis as the main method of research. The sample of texts was made up of 117 articles published in two (tabloid) British newspapers (the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror) in the time-period January 1–December 21, 2015. The violent acts of Romanian migrants that were covered by the UK press were extremely diverse. They ranged from robbery, murder and begging to prostitution and medical malpractice. At the same time, Romanian migrants were portrayed not …

The medico-legal implications in medical malpractice claims during Covid-19 pandemic: Increase or trend reversal?

2020

The Covid-19 pandemic caused a marked increase in admissions to intensive care units. The critically ill patients’ condition from the infection resulted in their deaths. The healthcare facilities have got into trouble because of the pandemic. In fact, they had to create additional beds in a very short time and to protect health workers with personal protective equipment. Healthcare professionals fear that there will be an increase in complaints and medico-legal malpractice claims and hence they have urged politicians to discuss this. The Italian Parliament recently debated the topic of medical liability and passed the Decree-Law no. 18 of 17 March 2020 (DL – so called Cura Italia) by which…

Ustioni da elettrobisturi: contributo casistico e considerazioni medico-legali

2016

[Electrosurgery burns: case series and medico-legal issues] In general and specialist surgical practice the use of the electrosurgical unit is consolidated for minimally invasive interventions, due to the ability to control the bleeding of the operative field and the interaction between the cutting and coagulative mechanisms. The authors take inspiration from four cases of personal observation, related to thermal injury produced by electrosurgery, to conduct a brief review of the literature on this issue and present some medical and legal aspects derived from their expert’s observation, in terms of healthcare liability. The authors underline the importance of an accurate knowledge of the pr…

La sicurezza del paziente in ambiente ospedaliero e la responsabilità professionale dei vertici strategici

2016

[Patient safety in the hospital setting and the professional responsibilities of top managers] The authors underline the evolution of legislation concerning the creation of Hospital Companies and the reasons for the implementation of clinical risk management activities, then analyse the responsibilities involving the top figures of the top hospital management. In particular, the authors highlight the obligation and responsibilities of the strategic apex of a Hospital Company and show that, sometimes, the technical consultants – who express a medical-legal advice – underestimate the responsibility of these figures. It is a management responsibility that determines the obvious and inevitable …

An unusual fatal case of overdose of Vinblastine and review of literature

2017

The pharmacological treatment of neoplasia is based on the use of chemotherapeutic substances. Chemotherapeutic agents can cause acute and chronic toxicity even at therapeutic doses. For this reason their overdose puts a patient’s life at severe risk. This work presents an unusual fatal case of overdose subsequent to an accidental massive administration of Vinblastine (90 mg instead of 9 mg), slow bolus (five minutes), to a 33-year-old woman who suffered from Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The administration of the massive dose was due to a transcription error of the therapeutic treatment plan and miscommunication between the health professionals which caused the use of the wrong dose. The foren…

Medical Malpractice: the Italian Experience

2012

Pharmacogenetics and Forensic Toxicology: A New Step towards a Multidisciplinary Approach

2021

Pharmacogenetics analyzes the individual behavior of DNA genes after the administration of a drug. Pharmacogenetic research has been implemented in recent years thanks to the improvement in genome sequencing techniques and molecular genetics. In addition to medical purposes, pharmacogenetics can constitute an important tool for clarifying the interpretation of toxicological data in post-mortem examinations, sometimes crucial for determining the cause and modality of death. The purpose of this systematic literature review is not only to raise awareness among the forensic community concerning pharmacogenetics, but also to provide a workflow for forensic toxicologists to follow in cases of unk…

The Impact on Healthcare Workers of Italian Law n. 24/2017 “Gelli–Bianco” on Patient Safety and Medical Liability: A National Survey

2022

Italian “Gelli–Bianco” law (law n. 24 enacted by the Italian Government on 8 March 2017) introduced innovative changes and regulations regarding patient safety and healthcare workers’ (HCWs) liability. We promoted a national survey to evaluate the effect of the law on HCWs. The questionnaire was edited and distributed using the free online tool “Google Forms” (Google LLC). The mode of administration chosen for the questionnaire was telematic self-completion. In particular, the questionnaire was sent to several portals of information, websites, in the scientific and medical sectors. Four hundred forty-five subjects participated in the survey. The differenc…

<p>Guidelines and Current Assessment of Health Care Responsibility in Italy</p>

2020

Clinical guidelines are a potential tool for improving the effectiveness and quality of healthcare, decreasing variability in clinical practice, and preventing adverse events. In the purview of Law no. 24/2017, adherence to national guidelines can lead to a reduction in medical malpractice claims and the practice of so-called "defensive medicine". The law has assigned a central role to the guidelines, establishing the National Institute of Health through the new Italian National Center for Clinical Excellence, Quality, and Security (CNEC) as the methodological guarantor in the process of national guideline development. Here we discuss the issue of professional liability as recently outlined…

Guidelines and Current Assessment of Health Care Responsibility in Italy

2020

Stefania Zerbo, Ginevra Malta, Antonina Argo Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Care, “G. D’Alessandro”, Legal Medicine Section, University of Palermo, Palermo, ItalyCorrespondence: Stefania ZerboDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Care, “G. D’Alessandro”, Legal Medicine Section, University of Palermo, via del Vespro N. 129, Palermo 90127, ItalyTel +39 33 3725 0209Fax +39 09 1655 3203Email stefania.zerbo@unipa.itAbstract: Clinical guidelines are a potential tool for improving the effectiveness and quality of healthcare, decreasing variability in clinical practice, and preventing adverse events. In the…