Is the "ghost surgery" the subject of legal punishment in Korea?
Seung Eun HongMin Ki HongBo Young ParkKyong Jae WooSo Ra KangPublished in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2018)
In other words, even if other medical professionals are present in the operating room, the operating surgeon who received consent must take overall responsibility for the whole process of the surgery. A surgeon should bear in mind that a violation of such duty can constitute a criminal offense.