Estudio de las compensaciones económicas sobre sentencias contra obstetras y ginecólogos en España (1987-2013)

  1. Nicolás García-Ruiz
  2. Andrés Santiago-Sáez
  3. María Elena Albarrán-Juan
  4. Elena Labajo-González
  5. Bernardo Perea-Pérez
Zeitschrift:
Revista española de medicina legal: órgano de la Asociación Nacional de Médicos Forenses

ISSN: 0377-4732

Datum der Publikation: 2017

Ausgabe: 43

Nummer: 2

Seiten: 64-69

Art: Artikel

DOI: 10.1016/J.REML.2016.11.003 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen Access editor

Andere Publikationen in: Revista española de medicina legal: órgano de la Asociación Nacional de Médicos Forenses

Zusammenfassung

Introduction Malpractice payouts occupy an important place in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. We analysed a long period (1987–2013) of court sentences focusing on compensation amount and the way compensation has changed. In Spain there are not many economic analyses on Obstetrics and Gynaecology, specifically on the main adverse events that lead to catastrophic payouts. Material and methods A retrospective analysis of a legal database on court sentences in civil and administrative litigation against obstetricians and gynaecologists during the study period was performed. The adverse event under examination, the year of the ruling, and the payouts for malpractice were the variables analysed. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS Statistics 19.0, F-distribution and normal distribution tables as well as the Student's t-test to compare differences between groups. Results We recovered 431 cases, 244 of which resulted in a conviction (56.6%). Obstetrics involved the highest payouts (p=0.01) and a 57.5% chance of being convicted. The accusations with the highest payouts involved fetal death or fetal injury, which were the most common cause of payouts exceeding €300,000. Overall, 78.7% (193) of convictions involved a payout below €300,000 and the mean, median and maximum payouts increased steadily during the study period. Conclusions Obstetric claims and fetal-related injury involve the highest payouts, with an increasing trend. Catastrophic payouts are common.

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