title: [Ethical reflections on errors in medicine].
abstract: It is usually inevitable to save the physician-patient relationship from the effects of medical errors. It is so because either the professional responsibility, the patients trust and the principles that govern the medical action are compromised by such events. The possibility to learn from it, prevent its appearance, improve the procedures and curtail its consequences, is linked to developing ethical attitudes to overcome these circumstances without further legal accountability.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudios Bioéticos y Humanísticos, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carvallo
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations