title: [Death on the operating table (author's transl)].
abstract: Inquests following death on the table present the expert with a number of problems: he has to assess not only the causal connection between therapeutic or surgical procedures and death of the patient, but also the part played by anaesthesia in the fatal outcome. A number of cases are reported and an attempt is made to provide some objective guide-lines for the expert.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000401:mortality*; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality*
vernacular_title: Mors in tabula.