Informing the patient about an occurred complication or medical error: literature review
AbstractHonesty is an ethical ideal for a healthcare professional. Honesty to yourself, your colleagues and patients. This implies, among other things, honesty in the provision of information, even if it can negatively affect the professional image of a specialist. However, in modern realities, ethical ideals often come into conflict with possible legal consequences for a medical worker. This is a significant barrier to building a trusting relationship between doctor and patient.
Keywords:medical error; informing the patient; complications
Funding. The study had no sponsor support.
Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Contribution. Concept and design of the study – Shnyakin P.G., Korchagin E.E.; writing the article, approval of the final version – Shnyakin P.G.; editing of the article – Loseva A.S.
For citation: Shnyakin P.G., Korchagin E.E., Loseva A.S. Informing the patient about an occurred complication or medical error: literature review. ORGZDRAV: novosti, mneniya, obuchenie. Vestnik VSHOUZ [HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT: News, Views, Education. Bulletin of VSHOUZ]. 2024; 10 (1): 84–91. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/2411-8621-2024-10-1-84-91 (in Russian)
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