Montiel-Alfonso MA, Nati-Castillo HA

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Mr. Director:

After the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, a drastic change has been generated in hospital centers worldwide. This, not only in relation to the new protocols established for patient care, but also due to the fear generated in health care personnel of being victims of a environment of malpractice. It should be pointed out that the environment of malpractice refers to a situation usually generated in hospitals where the physician is subjected to the risk of a malpractice lawsuit, not necessarily because of the malpractice itself, but because of the shortage of medical supplies or lack of infrastructure, which does not allow a good medical performance.
In the Americas region, the average public expenditure on health care represents barely 4 % of the gross domestic product (GDP). The advent of Covid-19 has revealed the shortages of healthcare institutions and has placed the work of physicians on the rack, since they can be accused of medical malpractice under any circumstances, when in fact the cause

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