title: [What we can learn from a case of medical malpractice-the general manager of team-based medical care was exempted from liability for breach of the duty of explanation even when the said primary physician, entrusted with the responsibility of providing preoperative explanation to the patient and his/her family, failed to do so-].
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kajitani
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asadau
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuwabara
authors.forename: Shiori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations