Η αστική ευθύνη του δημόσιου νοσηλευτικού ιδρύματος λόγω ιατρικών σφαλμάτων μέσα από την νομολογία των ελληνικών δικαστηρίων
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Ιατρικό σφάλμα ; Δημόσιο νοσηλευτικό ίδρυμα ; Ε.Σ.Υ.Abstract
The present paper serves a dual purpose, namely the presentation of the institution of civil medical liability of public hospitals, in case of medical errors committed by their medical staff against patients, and the presentation of the relevant case law as it has been formed by the Greek administrative courts.
The trigger for choosing the above topic is the admission that medical malpractice tends to become a common phenomenon in the medical reality of public hospitals. Important causes of the incidence of medical error are the phenomenon of burn-out of doctors, which increased dramatically during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, combined with shortages of medical equipment, medical staff, and the low salaries.
As a result, Greek doctors, under psychological pressure and fear of making medical errors, are implicitly led to defensive medicine. In this sense, it is understood that doctors guide patients to unnecessary medical examinations by increasing the cost of examinations and prolonging the hospitalization of patients for a long period of time.