Malpractice in obesity surgery at the light of judicial decisions

Aim: Obesity that very common in today's societies is becoming a threat against people's health. In this study, the occurrence of obesity and it's effects on people are examined. In this content, Medical treatments were analyzed on people who obese and don't. Some medical applications caused damages on patients and some of them was submitted to the courts. Hereby, the rules that patient's and doctor's has to obey were examined and classified according to the court decisions. Material and Method: In total 40 of judicial decision examined, while 10 of them related to medical interventions that applied on obese persons and 30 of them related to medical interventions applied on other people. Results: These decisions classified according to the obese people and other people. Subsequently, 3 types of liability have been determined: Criminal, Legal and Administrative Liability. Sort of hospital that medical intervention, phase of intervention, malpractis, complication distinction and The effect of Forensic Medicine İnstitution's decisions on the provisions are presented as data. Conclusion: To conclude, medical interventions liability occurs when the intervention is malpractis. The way how treated the complication is required liability, too. Forensic Medicine İnstitution reports have direct effects on to the provisions. Additionaly, it was determined similarity between results of medical interventions that applied on obese people and other people. Because of this, it is understood that should be a law about determining the duties and responsibilities of doctor. Key Words: Malpractis, obesity, obesity surgery, juridical decisions.