TFL Vsebine / Pravni letopis

Prispevek je osredotočen na medicinsko napako, ki je posledica človeškega ravnanja v nasprotju s pravili stroke in z nezadostno skrbnostjo. Poudarjeno je razlikovanje pojmov, kot so napaka, zmota, zaplet in nezgoda. Zaplet pomeni šele, da je pri medicinskem posegu nastala neželena posledica, za katero se ne ve, ali je v vzročni zvezi z nepravilnim ravnanjem izvajalcev posega. Nezgoda je zaplet med zdravljenem, ki je sicer potekalo strokovno neoporečno in s kar največjo skrbnostjo. Za ugotovitev medicinske napake kot podlage odškodninske odgovornosti morajo biti izpolnjene njene predpostavke, to so škoda, protipravnost, vzročna zveza in krivda. V okviru ugotovitve protipravnega ravnanja sodišče presoja zdravnikov poseg in skladnost tega s pravili stroke (doktrino pri zdravljenju). Krivda povzročitelja se presoja v okviru dolžne skrbnosti – standarda dobrega strokovnjaka. Izhajajoč iz omenjenih predpostavk, sodišče presoja utemeljenost zdravnikovega posega oziroma posega zdravstvenih delavcev.

This article deals with medical error (medical malpractice) as a human error due to the treatment in contradiction with professional rules and necessary duty of care. It stresses the distinction of error, mistake, complication and accident. Complication means an unfavourable evolution or consequence of medical treatment, where it is still uncertain if the consequence is in causal connection with the performer of the treatment. Accident is complication in health care, which was performed professionally faultless with highest carefulness. To establish liability for damages based on medical error the next requirements have to be met: damage, unlawfulness, causal connection and guilt. Within the requirement of unlawfulness, the court has to evaluate medical treatment and its accordance with professional rules (doctrine). The guilt of the responsible person has to be evaluated in the framework of the standard of duty of care and standard of professional behaviour too.

Medical Error