Evaluation of Litigations against Renal and Urinary Tract Surgeons Referred to Fars Forensic Medicine During the Period 2008 to 2019
Iranian Journal of Emergency Medicine,
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020),
28 March 2020
,
Page e41
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijem.v7i1.37465
Abstract
Introduction: Legal complaint is an expression of dissatisfaction that needs to be answered and addressed. Urinary tract injuries are one of the most frightening complications of pelvic surgeons. Although not all surgeons intend to cause injury, damage to urological organs often occurs due to unavoidable factors related to the patient or unavoidable pathological processes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the complaints against renal and urinary tract surgeons referred to Fars forensic medicine during the years 2008 to 2019.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on all complaints records that were referred to forensic medicine in Fars province between 2008 and 2019. Inclusion criteria include complaints related to kidney and urinary tract surgery, and the complaint record has been reviewed by the Complaints Investigation Commission. The method of data collection was based on a checklist and the use of information in the records of the Medical Commission of the General Directorate of Forensic Medicine in Fars Province. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 21.
Results: In this study, 111 cases of urology were examined. Out of 111 cases in kidney and urinary tract specialization, 110 were male physicians (99.1%) and 1 female physician (0.9%). Also, out of 111 complainants, 84 were male (77.8%) and 24 female (22.2%) patients. In this study82 (73.9%) cases were finally acquitted and 29 (26.1%) cases were convicted. The highest frequency of medical setting of malpractice in this study was public hospital with a frequency of 76 patients (68.5%) followed by private hospitals with a frequency of 22 (19.8%). The highest frequency of confirmed negligence was imprudence in 9 cases (8.1%) and complications of the interventions in 9 cases (8.1%). After that, Carelessness in 5 cases (4.5%) had the highest frequency
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study in the field of urology, carelessness was named as the most common type of negligence in connection with urological interventions. Therefore, by identifying the greatest sources of carelessness we can increase awareness in this regard to prevent these mistakes.
- Complaints
- Medical malpractice
- Medical error
- Urology department
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