THE MEDICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATIONOF THE EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT OF COMPLICATED FORMS OF DIABETICFOOT IN PATIENTS DISSATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED

Medical care quality assessment in patients suffering from ulcerous-necrotic forms of diabetic foot is a rather problematic question, especially in cases of negative disease outcome. Patients fighting against diabetes mellitus and its complications for saving their lives occasionally not only criticize the healthcare organization without a good cause but use civil law procedures, bringing in an indictment accusing healthcare practitioners of unsuitable medical care. The article discusses deonto- logical aspects of providing medical care to patients with diabetic foot dissatisfied with the quality of examination and treatment in healthcare providing institutions. It also demonstrates the medical and legal conflict which arose due to medical care quality assessment in a patient with complicated form of diabetic foot who regularly was consulted and was under the care of different health care practitioners as an in-patient so as an out-patient. The article illustrates that important factors in successful treat- ment of patient with diabetes mellitus are professional engagement and interaction between healthcare providers of specialized centres and healthcare practitioners at the out-patient stage as well as case follow-up with suitable and well-timed correction of glucemia. Special attention should be given to doctor-patient cooperation. Only a multidisciplinatory approach offers the possibility to improve the quality of medical care provided to patients with complicated forms of diabetic foot and to reduce the frequency of complaints to different medical, social and politico-administrative authoritative bodies.

quality of medical care, quality assessment of medical care, diabetic foot