[Medical negligence in surgery: 112 cases retrospective analysis]
Jian Xiang1, Lin Chang, Xu Wang
1Key Laboratory of Evidence Science, China University of Political Science and Law, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100088, China. xiangjian@cupl.edu.cn
Objective:
To explore the general characteristics of medical negligence in surgery in order to provide the reference for forensic practices.
Methods:
One hundred and twelve cases of medical negligence in surgical department were retrospectively analyzed in Fada Institute of Forensic Medicine and Science from 2008 to 2010.
Results:
The common types of medical negligence cases in the surgery were improper operation procedure (28.57%), failure of consent (26.79%), and inadequate monitoring (22.32%). The results of complications included disability or functional impairment (61.61%), death (31.25%) and transient impairment with no obvious adverse reactions (7.14%). The most common roles played by the medical negligence cases were minor role (26.79%), equal role (19.64%), and slight role (14.29%).
Conclusion:
Significant attention should be paid to the operation procedure, consent, and monitoring. It should be cautious to not make assessment on involvement degree of medical negligence.
