Title: Surgeon is the second victim; Complication or an error- Ethical consideration

Biography:

Ahmed Ammar is currently working at King Fahd University Hospital, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

The undesirable adverse events may occur during the management of any medical or surgical cases. It is obvious that such events have  serious outcomes on the patients’ wellbeing, recovery and general conditions.  The treating teams  who committed such errors or had to face serious complication of their performance, they usually suffer psychological pressure. In some cases they may feel that their whole  careers are threatened, especially if the case finds its way to the medical litigation system.  It is important to distinguish clearly what is complication and what is errors, and what the cause of both of them. Something should be avoided is dwelling on Adverse Events. The surgeon who may cause such adverse event need support from his colleagues and hospital.