Medical malpractice claims in Hepatology: Rates, Reasons, and Results.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinicians are motivated to provide safe, high-quality care to patients with chronic liver disease. This includes the desire to avoid litigation. Data are limited regarding the actual sources of medicolegal risk in chronic liver disease.

Methods

We conducted a review of a national liability insurer (Candello) with an additional granular analysis of our institution's registry of liability claims. We included closed cases involving chronic liver disease-related encounters between 2012 and 2021. We determined rates of legal claims from a denominator of unique patients with cirrhosis or transplant care seen over the study period.

Results

Local database: We retrieved 39 claims of which 15 involved patients with non-cirrhotic chronic liver disease, 13 involved ci

SUBMITTER: Holman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10109843 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature