Resumen

ARRIETA QUESADA, Lilliana. Mal praxis médica. Med. leg. Costa Rica [online]. 1999, vol.16, n.1-2, pp.27-30. ISSN 2215-5287.

The malpractice or omission to care of the patient in behalf of the staff (doctors and nurses) is a current subject and its figure is worthy of analisis in proportion as this is the cause of harmful and indemnifying consequences. In this article Msc. Liliana Arrieta Quesada states an analisis of juridiccional standarts that have given contained to this concept plus it makes reference to normatives and principals of indemnization to the victims of this crimes.

Palabras clave : malpractice; medical responsability; medical-patient relationship; indemnization.