Medical Liability of Residents in Taiwan Criminal Court: An Analysis of Closed Malpractice Cases.

Kuan-Han WuPo-Chun ChuangChih-Min SuFu-Jen ChengChien-Hung WuFu-Cheng ChenYii-Ting Huang

Published in: Emergency medicine international (2020)

Closed criminal malpractice cases involving residents took on average 6.22 years to conclude. Performance errors accounted for 70% of cases, with treatment of sepsis and operation/procedure complications predominant. To reduce medicolegal risk, residents should learn experiences from analyzing malpractice cases to avoid similar litigious pitfalls.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
risk factors
minimally invasive
septic shock
drug induced