To determination of the causal relationship between the actions of medical professionals and the occurrence of adverse outcome in expertises on medical malpractice cases

Povzun S.A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed20256804111

Povzun S.A.

Saint Petersburg I. I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine;
Saint Petersburg Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise

ORCID: 0000-0001-9252-0852

To determination of the causal relationship between the actions of medical professionals and the occurrence of adverse outcome in expertises on medical malpractice cases

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Povzun S.A.

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Journal: Forensic Medical Expertise. 2025;68(4): 11‑15

DOI: 10.17116/sudmed20256804111

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Povzun SA. To determination of the causal relationship between the actions of medical professionals and the occurrence of adverse outcome in expertises on medical malpractice cases. Forensic Medical Expertise. 2025;68(4):11‑15. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed20256804111

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Abstract:

Two expert reports of medical malpractice cases, in one of which there was a conclusion about the presence of a direct causal relationship with the natural course of the disease, and the other — with the incorrect actions of the doctor, were analyzed. Methodological approaches to solving such issues are discussed. It is recommended to use the logical method of hypothetical elimination of incorrect actions of medical professionals in order to avoid errors.

Keywords:

expertises on medical malpractice cases

causal relationship

methodological approaches

method of hypothetical elimination

Authors:

Povzun S.A.

Saint Petersburg I. I. Dzhanelidze Research Institute of Emergency Medicine;
Saint Petersburg Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise

ORCID: 0000-0001-9252-0852

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24.12.2024

Accepted:

11.02.2025

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