Future medico-legal implications on obstetrics and gynaecology practice in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Antonio Oliva; M. C. Lazzaro; Giuseppe Vetrugno; F. Foti; Stefano Grassi; C. Siodambro; Vincenzo Lorenzo Pascali; Giovanni Scambia; D. Arduini; Daniela Arduini

doi:10.36129/jog.33.04.07

Future medico-legal implications on obstetrics and gynaecology practice in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Antonio Oliva, M. C. Lazzaro, Giuseppe Vetrugno, F. Foti, Stefano Grassi, C. Siodambro, Vincenzo Lorenzo Pascali, Giovanni Scambia, D. Arduini, Daniela Arduini

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Since February 2020, the Italian National Healthcare System had to mitigate the possibility of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission to vulnerable patients. Healthcare professionals rapidly reviewed their workflow to maintain a safe and high standard treatment, but weak scientific evidences and organizational limits resulted in the adoption of heterogeneous measures. Adherence to screening protocols and follow-up programs pregnant women and oncological patients has not been always guaranteed: this scenario could evolve in an enormous number of medico-legal actions. This context, showing the weakness of the Italian law No. 24/2017, imposes an urgent reorganization of the legal framework to homogenize the judgements to “protect” healthcare professionals involved in this epochal emergency.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	263-274
Number of pages	12
Journal	ITALIAN JOURNAL OF GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
Volume	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.36129/jog.33.04.07
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

COVID-19
Civil proceeding
Criminal proceeding
Gynaecologic liability
Italian law
Risk management

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Future medico-legal implications on obstetrics and gynaecology practice in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

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