La responsabilità dell’ospedale per la somministrazione di farmaci

Abstract

[Hospital responsibility for drug administration]

Malpractice cases may be related to different kinds of errors. Among them, it has been estimated that the poor or incorrect monitoring of adverse events is the leading cause of patients’ injuries in hospitals. Such cases can give rise to litigations where it is difficult to establish responsibilities. The Author discusses the case of a woman who reported a vestibular damage following streptomycin administration. Three sets of proceedings were faced, and different verdicts were returned. The processes focused on the evidence that should be presented by the ASL or by the damaged patient, and on the timing of administration of streptomycin, a known ototoxic antibiotic.