Imperfect medicine. Who is to blame when something goes wrong in the hospital

The novelty of the series "doctor and patient: how to speak the same language." The author is a doctor with 20 years of experience, analyzes cases when patients were harmful from the doctor. The author believes that not only doctors, but also patients are capable of reducing the risk of medical error. Are doctors to blame for medical errors? Who should be responsible for the patient’s life: a physician or a hospital? What to do to patients and doctors to reduce the risk of error? Real cases and specific tips. Medical errors are an integral part of medicine. After all, the central place in it is occupied by people who treat others or look for ways to do it better. And people tend to make mistakes. Dr. Daniel Ofri describes outstanding cases of medical errors and analyzes them in terms of how they could be prevented.

Dr. Ofri believes that ordinary doctors and, no less important, patients are able to reduce the risk of adverse development events in hospitals. In the book you will find specific tips on how to do it.