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Risk Management and Minimal Access Surgery: A Legal View

RISK MANAGEMENT (RM) is a term given to the systematic attempt to reduce and avoid risks associated with medical interventions. The intention is to protect hospitals and primary care providers by enabling their patients to avoid complications of healthcare procedures. Minimal Access Surgery (MAS) involves accepting risks of complications which may in certain respects be higher for a number of reasons. The purpose of this article is to review those reasons and the means that may be available to protect patients and so the healthcare providers.