Diagnostic errors in fatal medical malpractice cases in Shanghai, China: 1990-2015
Diagnostic errors in fatal medical malpractice cases in Shanghai, China: 1990-2015
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中国上海致命医疗事故案件诊断错误:1990-2015
DOI:
10.1186/s13000-019-0785-5
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发表时间:
2019-01-31
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Li, Liliang
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作者:
Gao, Pan;Li, Xiaoqiang;Li, Liliang
BackgroundMedical disputes remain unabated in China. Previous studies have shown the changes of diagnostic discrepancy over time in developed countries, but diagnostic discrepancy remains understudied in China, especially in the setting of medical disputes. We sought to describe the year-based changes of diagnostic discrepancies in medical disputes, and to identify factors associated with classes of diagnostic discrepancy.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of all medically disputed cases from 1990 through 2015 in Shanghai, China, with use of necropsy as the gold standard for diagnosis. Cases were grouped based on national legislative eras. Diagnostic discrepancy was classified as major errors (class I and II), minor errors (class III and IV), no discrepancy (class V) and undetermined (class VI) based on discrepancy severity.ResultsThere were 482 medical disputes. Cases were predominantly males (male: female=1.6:1) and concentrated in patients less than 10years old or between 50 and 70years. Major and minor discrepancy accounted for 51.7 and 34.8%, respectively. Fifty-five cases (11.2%) were non-discrepant (Class V). The dispute rate remained high before the first round of legislation (mean 0.31 per 1 million patients) but declined dramatically afterwards (R-2=-0.82, p