Famous doctor Liu Weimin.

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[Reporter Zhang Wenchuan/Taipei Report] Liu Weimin, an authority on gynecology and a well-known obstetrician and gynecologist, treated a woman surnamed Lin with uterine fibroids in 2004. Without the consent of Lin who had already been anesthetized or her family members, 4 points were removed. The three wombs caused her lifelong infertility. In 2014, she did not inform Ms. Lin of her sequelae, so she underwent surgery to remove her bilateral ovaries, which caused her to enter menopause early at the age of 45. The prosecution charged Liu with the crime of "negligent serious injury". Weimin; The Taipei District Court judged that Liu Weimin was not guilty based on the appraisal of the Medical Tribunal and found that there was no violation of medical practice and the evidence of the crime was insufficient.

Appealable.

The Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office charged that Liu Weimin, a physician at the Taipei Medical University Hospital at the time, diagnosed a 35-year-old woman Lin with uterine fibroids and adenomyosis in 2004, and arranged for her to undergo “laparoscopic-assisted myomectomy.” During the operation on July 27 of the same year, it was found that Lin's pelvic cavity was severely adhered. Liu decided to use laparoscopy to remove 3/4 of the uterus without the consent of the patient or the consent of the family. , only the cervix remains.

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Prosecutors believe that Lin's condition was stable at the time, and she could consider removing the tumor and then controlling it with drugs, but she was directly removed from the uterus, resulting in serious injuries of lifelong infertility.

In 2014, 45-year-old Lin Nv came to see Liu Weimin because of ovarian tumors. Liu did not take conservative drug treatment first, and did not clearly inform Lin Nv of the sequelae of ovary removal, so he performed Da Vinci surgery to remove her bilateral ovaries and fallopian tubes. As a result, Lin Nv entered menopause early, developed menopausal disorders such as anxiety, and also caused hernia.

The Beijing Procuratorate prosecuted Liu for the crime of negligently causing serious injury.

Based on the appraisal results of the Medical Review Committee, the judges of the Taipei District Court pointed out that the surgical records and medical records did not violate medical practices. Although the duty of care has been fulfilled for his medical behavior, it still cannot be determined that there is a causal relationship with the patient's serious injury.

The judgment emphasizes that if medical disputes are frequently involved in criminal litigation, the relationship between doctors and patients will only gradually deteriorate. Technological progress, and the original purpose of treating patients; the prosecution had insufficient evidence to determine that Liu's medical behavior had committed negligence and serious injury, and Liu was acquitted.

Appealable.