A review of malpractice claims concerning orthopedic applications submitted to the Council of Forensic Medicine
Abstract
Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on 174 malpractice claim files related with orthopedic applications, which had been examined and concluded by the Third Specialized Board of the Council of Forensic Medicine between January 2004 and December 2007.
Results: Of 174 files, 129 files were concerned with trauma and 45 files were concerned with orthopedic causes. The types of institutions involved were 82 state hospitals, 56 private hospitals, 17 training and research hospitals, 18 university hospitals, and one military hospital. Orthopedic surgeons were found liable for failure in 61 cases (51 trauma, 10 orthopedic cases). Those who were considered blameworthy were working for 26 private hospitals, 24 state hospitals, seven training and research hospitals, and two university hospitals with the following titles: professor (n=2), chief of clinic (n=1), associate professor (n=2), specialist (n=54), resident (n=3), and nurse (n=1).
Conclusion: In order to minimize malpractice claims, physicians should steadily improve professional knowledge and skills, give special attention to documenting all information about the patients and applications, and establish a good and intimate physician-patient relationship.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Mesut Sonmez
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Faik Seckin
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Bener Sen
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Nur Birgen
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Aysegul Ertan
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Irfan Ozturk
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Publication Date
September 22, 2009
Submission Date
March 7, 2014
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2009 Volume: 43 Number: 4