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During the practice of medicine there are times where the doctor must take important decisions, particularly in situations of life and death of a patient. In the current circumstances and the proliferation of complaints of malpractice or negligence, appropriate prophylaxis to prevent a large number of these actions and prevent the growing trend is necessary. The issue of professional responsibility in health is now a matter of broad discussion in our country and in the world as it should be, due to the increasing number of complaints, claims and demands arising from the provision of medical services, situation that forces us to reflect on the causes that have led to its growth and, especially, requires particularly medical and legal community with a deep knowledge of the subject, as in the solution of these controversies is involved one of the fundamental interests he attends all Mexicans: the right to receive appropriate health benefits and quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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