title: [Surgeons-anesthetists relations: From an individual responsibility of the surgeon to a shared responsibility with the anesthetist].
abstract: Throughout the perioperative period, anesthetists and surgeons jointly provide care for patients. The advances in medicine and surgery, the practice of perioperative quality medicine and the recent application of enhanced recovery program after surgery have necessitated strengthening the place of each in its area of expertise while developing the spirit team and communication. Thus, alongside the surgeon who was once considered the head of the surgical team, the anesthetist's role has been to consolidate for the management of the surgical patient and had his spot empower themselves in the eye of the patient with the birth an own contract with the patient (due in particular to the obligation to preanesthetic consultation by the decree of December 5, 1994). This has led to a new division of responsibility between these actors: jurisprudence has abandoned the exclusive responsibility of the surgeon, devoted own responsibility of the anesthetist with a division (if any) of responsibility between the anesthetist and the surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Cabinet d'avocats Aubert, 7, rue Aubert, 75009 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: CHU, service de chirurgie digestive, 1, place Lucie-Aubrac, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
authors.forename: Karem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Slim
authors.affiliation: Cabinet d'avocats Aubert, 7, rue Aubert, 75009 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Laure
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Soulier
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier Princesse-Grace, service d'anesthésie-réanimation, avenue Pasteur, 98000 Monaco, Monaco. Electronic address: alexandretheissen@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Theissen
mesh_terms: D000072077:Anesthetists / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010819:Physician's Role; D066231:Surgeons / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence