Malpractice issues in heart transplantation

Malpractice issues in heart transplantation

As organ transplantation procedures become accepted as standard medical practice, it is anticipated that the frequency of liability claims against transplant care providers will increase. This article examines current statutory and common law analyses of malpractice issues in transplantation, with p...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of law & medicine 1985, Vol.10 (4), p.363-395
Hauptverfasser: Overcast, T D, Merrikin, K J, Evans, R W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bioethics
Death
Disclosure
Heart
Heart surgery
Heart Transplantation
Humans
Informed Consent
Laws, regulations and rules
Malpractice
Medical malpractice
Organ transplantation
Risk Assessment
Surgeons
Surgery
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Tissue Donors
Tissue transplantation
Transplantation
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
United States
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Zusammenfassung:As organ transplantation procedures become accepted as standard medical practice, it is anticipated that the frequency of liability claims against transplant care providers will increase. This article examines current statutory and common law analyses of malpractice issues in transplantation, with particular attention given to issues of informed consent as they arise both for the organ donor and donee.
ISSN:0098-8588
2375-835X
DOI:10.1017/S0098858800009357