Author/Editor		Lovšin, Jože; Dolenc, Anton
Title		Obducent in zdravniška napaka
Translated title		The autopsist and medical error
Type		članek
Source		In: Balažic J, Štefanič B, editors. Zdravniška napaka. 28.memorialni sestanek profesorja Janeza Plečnika. 7. spominsko srečanje akademika Janeza Milčinskega; 1997 dec 4-5; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Medicinska fakulteta, Inštitut za sodno medicino,
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 209-16
Language		slo
Abstract		According to the legislation in force in the Republic of Slovenia, autopsies may be performed on both a mondatory and a permission basis. Mandatary autopsies are defined in the Law on Medical Activities and the Regulations on the Conditions and Methods of performing Post Mortem Examination Services. Autopsies can be performed by both pathology or forensics specialists, who in such a manner determine the medical state of changes in disease among the deceaed, as well as establishing potential erros which may have occurred during the treatment process as a consequence of negligence, ignorance or either anticipated or unexpected complications in the treatment process. In the paper the authors describe the role of the autopsist in dealing with medical error on the basis of the casuistry of the Institute of Forensic Medicine.
Descriptors		MEDICAL ERRORS AUTOPSY FORENSIC MEDICINE