【醫療刑事法】子宮外孕誤診案:婦科醫師的刑事夢魘【學習式判解評析】 試閱
Misdiagnosis of Ectopic Pregnancy: The Criminal Nightmare to Gynecologist
初期懷孕女性罹患子宮外孕,因被告醫師診斷與處置過失,致延誤治療而大量內出血,嗣雖經緊急手術救治,但終至死亡,經法院判決被告醫師業務過失致人於死罪確定。本件涉及後手醫師對前手醫師診斷之信賴原則、病歷記載之醫療目的與訴訟證據之關係、實質轉診或形式轉診之辯正等議題。本文先簡要介紹子宮外孕之診斷原則,嗣以此為基礎,就前開議題加以論述,並對本件判決進行評析。
The patient, a victim of ectopic pregnancy complicated with ruptured tube and internal bleeding, eventually expired due to the misdiagnosis made by the criminal defendant, a gynecologic doctor. The court found the defendant guilty of offense of vocational negligent manslaughter. This article makes a brief comment on the judgement with special reference to principle of reliance, the purpose of taking medical record, and the duty of transfer.
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