Medical Malpractice in Neurosurgery: An Analysis of Claims in the Netherlands.
Wouter J DronkersDennis R BuisQuirine J M A AmelinkGert-Joan BoumaWilco C PeulW Peter VandertopMarike L D BroekmanAart C HendriksClemens M F DirvenJochem K H SpoorPublished in: Neurosurgery (2024)
Neurosurgery-related malpractice claims primarily involved spinal pathology and were mostly related to alleged treatment errors. Most claims did not result in compensation because there seemed to be no liability or culpable injury. However, the annual risk for a claim for Dutch neurosurgeons is considerable.