title: [What to do or not, after an anaesthetic accident? The point of view of the medical advisor].
abstract: The objectives of this review are (1) to explain the goals of a medico-legal appraisement and describe the various jurisdictions able to order it; (2) to analyze the actions to be taken from the medico-legal point of view during and after the accident; (3) to give advise concerning communication with the patient, its family and the colleagues involved in the case; (4) to describe of the role of the medical advisor before (constitution of the file to communicate), during (assistance to the blamed practitioner) and after the expertise (to learn the practical lessons); (5) to recall the importance of the quality of the anaesthetic file, the keystone of the expertise, and the rules governing the responsibility for the doctor.
authors.affiliation: egiaufre.marseille@invivo.edu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giaufré
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003142:Communication; D004282:Documentation; D005190:Family; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010820:Physicians; D011786:Quality Control