Medical Malpractice Cases in Kerman Province, Iran (2010 - 2014)
| Author | Mohammad Mahdi Hayatbakhsh Abbasi | en |
| Author | Abbas Amyan | en |
| Author | Shahryar Safari | en |
| Author | Mohammad Mostafa Tahghighi | en |
| Author | Fatemeh Karami Robati | en |
| Author | Ahmad Alinaghi Langari | en |
| Issued Date | 2020-08-03 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Medical malpractice is a major cause of patient complaints and dissatisfaction, which is an alarming event for healthcare professional and medical practitioners. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate medical malpractice cases in Kerman province, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional, retrospective study was performed to analyze the complaint cases reported in Kerman Medical Council and Kerman Legal Medicine Organization during 2010 - 2014. Physician data were recorded on age, gender, academic degree, specialty, work experience, place of failure, and type of medical malpractice. Data analysis was performed in SPSS. Results: In total, 551 complaint cases were investigated, 167 of which (31%) were medical malpractice cases. The most common medical malpractices were imprudence (44.31%) and carelessness (41.31%). In addition, most of the medical malpractice cases occurred in governmental hospitals (64.07%). In most of the cases, physicians with specialty degrees were convicted of medical malpractice (73.65%), and the highest number of the medical malpractices was observed in ophthalmology (20.95%). Conclusions: Despite the significant advancement in medical affairs, the rate of patient complaints and medical malpractices has increased noticeably. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/jkums.98290 | en |
| Keyword | Medical Malpractice | en |
| Keyword | Medical Errors | en |
| Keyword | Complaint | en |
| Keyword | Legal Medicine Organization | en |
| Keyword | Medical Council | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Medical Malpractice Cases in Kerman Province, Iran (2010 - 2014) | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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