Total responsibility of the surgeon in the management of traumatic spinal paraplegics and tetraplegics.
Surgeons of whatever speciality concerned with the acute treatment of spinal cord injuries have to accept total and not fragmented responsibility in the management of these patients. This involves certain key responsibilities which are discussed in detail in the light of professional liabilities.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006113:United Kingdom