Author/Editor		Končina-Peternel, Mateja
Title		Odškodninska odgovornost zdravnika
Translated title		Civil liability of the physician
Type		članek
Source		Med Razgl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 39, št. Suppl 11
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 7-15
Language		slo
Abstract		The basic principle of the Law of Torts is, that everyone has the right to the compensation for the injury if there is a wrongful conduct, a harm, and causation between the two and if the person commits the tort with an intent or negligence. The conduct of the physician is wrongful if he makes an medical error with an omission of due care or if he treats a patient without his informed consent: There is an exception to the requirement of obtaining the patient's consent when an emergency need to treat a patient exists and the patient is unable to give an informed consent due to illness or injury. Even if the physician has breached his duty of proper disclosure to his patient, there is no liability if the patient suffers no harm. To find out if there is harm it is necessary to compare the health condition of a patient before and after undertaking treatment.
Summary		Temeljno načelo odškodninskega prava je, da lahko vsakdo zahteva povračilo povzročene škode, če je bilo ravnanje povzročitelja škode nedopustno, če je oškodovancu nastala škoda, če obstaja vzročna zveza med nastalo škodo in nedopustnim ravnanjem in če je povzročitelj škode kriv za nastanek škode. Zdravnik ravna nedopustno, kadar krši pravila stroke in pri tem ravna neskrbno, ali kadar je zdravnikovo ravnanje sicer strokovno popolnoma neoporečno, pa je kljub temu protipravno, ker zanj ni bilo bolnikovega soglasja. Soglasje bolnika za medicinski poseg mora biti osveščeno, kar pomeni, da mora zdravnik izpolniti svojo pojasnilno dolžnost. Soglasje bolnika ni potrebno, kadar je poseg nujen za ohranitev bolnikovega življenja in je bolnik v takem stanju, da ne more odločati sam. Čeprav zdravnik ravna nedopustno in opravi poseg brez osveščenega soglasja bolnika, ne bo odškodninsko odgovoren, če bolniku ni nastala škoda. Pri odločanju o odškodninski odgovornosti zdravnika je treba obstoj škode ugotavljati s primerjavo zdravstvenega stanja bolnika pred zdravniškim posegom in po njem.
Descriptors		LIABILITY, LEGAL MEDICAL ERRORS INFORMED CONSENT