MEDICAL AND LEGAL-ASPECTS OF MEDICAL LIAB ILITY LAWSUITS

The principal legal resolutions about medical liability lawsuits in Ch ile are analyzed The causes for the accusations and for the increase i n the number of suits in Chile, according to research performed by the authors, are described, An improvement in patient-physician relations hips, a better alliance among physicians, a correct certification of m edical specialties, the demand of adecuate technological and humans re sources to perform medical functions optimally, the supervision of med ical work and the legal support and advice of medical societies are re commended strategies to prevent these lawsuits