论“诊疗规范”在医疗过失认定中的作用——兼评《侵权责任法》第五十八条

＂诊疗规范＂在本质上是诊疗实践中的通常做法,或者惯常做法,是在临床实践中逐渐形成的专业常规。各国理论和司法实践均将其作为认定医疗过失的重要但非唯一标准,因此在认定医疗过失时还需参考其他因素。《侵权责任法》第五十八条中的＂诊疗规范＂是形式意义上的,而非实质意义上的,明确了这种区别就能够解释法律将其作为推定医务人员过失标准的深层原因。

The Function of Medical Custom in Medical Fault Identification

Essentially, Medical Custom means customary practice in medical practice, as some kind of professional convention, it comes from the clinical practice. Medical Custom is deemed as one important criterion in many countries. Other factors should be considered in Medical Fault identification. The Medical Custom in article 58 of Tort Responsibility Law is in the sense of form, but not substantial. Based on this distinction, we can explain the reason why the law take the Medical Custom as presumption standard of...