Patients' complaints against medical staff: a modern phenomenon?

According to the National Archives (Eure-et-Loir, France) which are prior to 1790, the study of legal medical cases does show complaints of patients against medical staff and particularly against surgeons. The three main complaints were negligence, carelessness, or simply ignorance. The grounds for...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Histoire des sciences médicales 2005-10, Vol.39 (4), p.359-371
1. Verfasser:	Cartier, Bernard
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	France General Surgery - history History of medicine and histology History, 17th Century History, 18th Century History, 19th Century Humans Malpractice - history Malpractice - legislation & jurisprudence Medical Staff - history Patient Satisfaction
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Zusammenfassung:	According to the National Archives (Eure-et-Loir, France) which are prior to 1790, the study of legal medical cases does show complaints of patients against medical staff and particularly against surgeons. The three main complaints were negligence, carelessness, or simply ignorance. The grounds for complaining decreased as Medicine became more and more based on new scientific data available for common people.
ISSN:	0440-8888