醫師個人手術成功率是否應告知說明：論我國與美國法上醫師個人風險資訊之告知義務【學習式判解評析】 試閱
Should a Physician’s Success Rate of Personal Surgery be Informed: On the Duty to Disclose Physician-Specific Risk Information in Taiwan and the US
本案涉及醫師有無向病人告知手術經驗及失敗數量的一般性義務。在美國法上，法院一般不認為存在對醫師個人風險資訊的主動揭露義務，但在被動回應病方提問之情境時，法院則有正反不同見解。肯定之法院會進一步檢視相關證據（包含病方所提統計數據之醫學證據力，及該資訊之普及程度），以判斷醫師是否誤導病人。本案事實並非被動回應之情境，因此即便在美國法架構下也難取勝，但未來我國是否會出現此類情境之告知同意判決，值得進一步觀察。
The main issue of this case involves whether physicians have a general duty to disclose to patients their experience operating on particular surgery and the number of failed operations. In the US, the court in general does not recognize such a general duty. However, some courts do recognize a more limited duty in scenarios where physicians are responding to patients’ questions on physician-specific risk information. In states where the court adopts this view, relevant evidence would be admitted, such as published statistical data on the relative risk and evidence on the availability of these data, to determine if physicians have misled patients and committed negligence tort. The specific fact of this case does not involve physicians responding to patients’ questions. It remains to be seen if cases of similar nature will arise in Taiwan in the near future.
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