Consideration of the Medicolegal Problems of Anesthesia Records

Abstract

  In recent years, medical lawsuits over anesthesia have been increasing. We reviewed the medicolegal problems of anesthesia records. We collected anesthesia records from several anesthesia teaching hospitals, and compared and discussed the medicolegal problems of each of them. We also discussed the medicolegal problems of electronic anesthesia records, because the number of hospitals that use electronic medical records has become increasing in recent years. Generally, preanesthesia records are satisfactory. But records of accidents in anesthesia and of postanesthesia are not satisfactory. So we hope to improve this from now.