ABSTRACT
Resumen: La culpa es un elemento central de la responsabilidad de los hospitales públicos en Derecho público chileno. Tratándose de daños provocados por comportamientos no médicos, la culpa se presenta normalmente de modo trivial. El artículo analiza las categorías típicas de esta responsabilidad, que corresponden a fallas en los cuidados al paciente (incluyendo defectos de vigilancia), desórdenes administrativos y deficiencia o insuficiencia de los equipos. Los jueces suelen abordar estos casos como si se tratara de faltas administrativas corrientes.
Resumo: A culpa é um elemento da responsabilidade dos hospitais públicos no Direito público chileno. Tratando-se de danos provocados por comportamentos não médicos, a culpar se apresenta normalmente de modo trivial. O artigo analisa as categorias típicas desta responsabilidade, que correspondem a falhas nos cuidados ao paciente (incluindo defeitos de vigilância), desordens admnistrativas e deficiência ou insuficiência das equipes. Os juízes geralmente abordam estes casos como se fossem faltas administrativas comuns.
Abstract: Negligence is a key element of public hospitals' responsibility under Chilean public law. When damages are provoked by non-medical misconducts, negligence is often shown under an unspecific face. This paper analyses the typical categories of this kind of liability, namely improper care (including failure to monitor patients), administrative dysfunctions, insufficient or defective devices. Judges normally look these cases as if they were ordinary administrative faults.
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Humans , Physicians , Guilt , Hospitals, Public , MalpracticeABSTRACT
Under Chilean public law, liability of a public hospital appears when the institution fails to accomplish its mandatory duties or incurs in negligence. As in private law liability, this system requires to determine the duties of hospitals and, in case of a medical accident, professional standards or duties. This paper explores the two main categories of medical malpractice, namely erroneous diagnosis and treatment failures based on public law theory and judiciary methods.