Actividad de un Servicio de Medicina Legal Hospitalaria del siglo XXI

  1. Andrés Santiago-Sáez
  2. Bernardo Perea-Pérez
  3. Enrique Olivares Pardo
  4. Pilar Pinto Pastor
  5. Angel F. García Martín
Journal:
Revista española de medicina legal: órgano de la Asociación Nacional de Médicos Forenses

ISSN: 0377-4732

Year of publication: 2020

Volume: 46

Issue: 2

Pages: 71-74

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1016/J.REML.2019.09.004 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

Introduction A hospital legal medicine department, to advice and consult on the legal, ethical and deontological aspects of healthcare practice, has been implemented in our centre, Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid Spain). A simple service portfolio based on the prevention of legal risks, has allowed professionals, health service and patients to place their trust in it. Results The number of cases over the period 2007-2017 reflects major activity, and 2009 and 2017 are highlighted with 13.8% and 12.3% of the total activity respectively. The units that consulted the most were the management team 158 (13%), the Institute for Women's Affairs 144 (11.9%) and the Patient Care Service 116 (9.6%). Discussion and conclusions The department participates in multiple committees and working groups preparing guidelines, documents and protocols, addressing conflicts, regulatory doubts, training deficiencies, recommending courses of action, and mediating with patients and family members to reduce professional uncertainty.

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