• C.L. AVADHANI

ABSTRACT: Anesthesiology is a high risk specialty subject and normally the patients surgery depends on anesthologist. Many people are not aware of the risks involved in Anesthesia. In the present system of healthcare in India, Anesthesia practice in particular there is not much scope for interaction between the patient and the Anesthologist. Though the Medical Council of India rules and laws that are existing presently in India insists that it is the duty of the Anesthologist to explain to the patient or the accomplices of the patient regarding the health condition of the patient and the anesthesia that is going to be given to the patient before procedure and the complications, reactions, side effects that may arise during and after procedure to the patient, things are not conducted as mentioned above. Lack of knowledge of the patient and the accomplice regarding the importance of anesthesia and the effects thereon before and after procedure and their reluctance to know are some of the causes, for the patients to complain after the introduction and applicability of Consumer Protection Act to the medical professionals things have become more difficult to the anesthologists. Anesthetic death is defined as, "death occurring normally within the 24 hours of the administration of Anesthesia of the patient". The American society of Anesthologists (ASA) has devised a classification system to grade the pre-operative condition of the patient. In India, if the patient dies when a surgical procedure to the patient is performed under anesthesia, the anesthest is often accused unfairly, causing death. However, it is the duty of the pathologist to examine cause of death and liability of anesthest and to what extent. There are no diagnostic finding at autopsy in most instances of anesthesia related deaths because there are no path gnomic pathological changes found in deaths caused neither by anoxia nor in acute cardiovascular collapse unless there is something underlying cause, such a myocardial infarction. In this article an analysis is made regarding Anesthetic risk and cause of deaths due to other factors and liability of an anestheest and medico legal aspects related to anesthetic deaths.

Anesthetic mortality, pre and post anesthetic checkups, medical negligence, criminal, civil and Consumer Protect Act, lack of experience, error of judgment, consent

"MEDICO LEGAL ASPECTS OF ANASTHECIA PRACTICE WITH REFERENCE TO INDIAN LAWS - A CASE STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.619-624, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907O74.pdf

"MEDICO LEGAL ASPECTS OF ANASTHECIA PRACTICE WITH REFERENCE TO INDIAN LAWS - A CASE STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp619-624, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907O74.pdf