Retrospective study on forty cases of medical legal dispute.
- Author:
Dai-Hua XU
1
;
Ling HU
;
Xian-Wei XIONG
Author Information
1. Guangdong Nantian Expert Testimony Institute, Shenzhen 518045, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Expert Testimony;
Female;
Forensic Medicine;
Hospitals, County;
Hospitals, Urban;
Humans;
Male;
Malpractice/statistics & numerical data*;
Medical Errors/statistics & numerical data*;
Retrospective Studies
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2009;25(4):279-281
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To analyze the main causes of medical dispute and the main types of medical malpractice. The related problems were discussed in forensic expertise.
METHODS:Forty cases of medical dispute from 2006 to 2008 in our institute were analyzed retrospectively.
RESULTS:In 40 cases of medical dispute, city-level hospitals, county-level hospitals, town-level hospitals and private clinics were 11 (27.5%), 24 (60.0%), 2 (5.0%) and 3 (7.5%) cases respectively. The internal medicine departments, surgical departments, gynaecological and obstetric departments, pediatric departments and outpatient center were 16 (40.0%),10 (25.0%), 9 (22.5%), 2 (5.0%) and 3 (7.5%) cases, respectively. The amount of cases from city-level hospitals, county-level hospitals diagnosed by the medical experts as the medical malpractice showed less than that from town-level hospitals and private clinics.
CONCLUSION:The amount of cases of medical dispute from city-level and county-level hospitals were more than that of town-level hospitals. But the amount of cases diagnosed by the medical experts as medical malpractice from city-level and county-level hospitals were less than that of town-level hospital and private clinics.
