title: Malpractice issues in modern anaesthesiology.
abstract: Medical malpractice has been raised as an important problem in daily practice, while the media and public remain unforgiving to those perceived to have harmed the patients' life. This article highlights important legal issues related to medical malpractice and summarizes the sources and the nature of potential errors in anaesthesiology practice.
authors.affiliation: University of Thessaly Medical School, Department of Medical law and Ethics, Larissa, Greece. amavroforou@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mavroforou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stamatiou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koutsias
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Michalodimitrakis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vretzakis
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Giannoukas
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019300:Medical Errors