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19802515

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-23
pubmed:abstractText
Medical arbitration boards ("Schlichtungsstellen", expert panels for extrajudicial malpractice claim resolution) try to settle claims of suspected malpractice between patients and their physicians and to avoid court trials. Numerous studies found an increasing incidence of adverse events with rising age. Injuries that occur in the hospital are frequently beyond the specialty of the treating physician. Therefore, the physician has to broaden his diagnostic view beyond the borders of his own specialty to recognize injuries in his patients and to prevent malpractice claims.In this paper, we report on adverse events in elderly patients where the geriatrician/internist was accused of negligence for not having promptly recognized a fracture after a fall or having chosen an inadequate operative procedure. For example, the importance of weight bearing osteosynthesis, mandatory in hip fractures in the elderly population to prevent long-term immobilization, is discussed.Adverse events due to negligence are more frequent among the elderly; the reasons are discussed. They will never be entirely preventable. The data presented in this report may be helpful to recognize fractures in time and to ensure adequate treatment, in order to reduce the number of court claims.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1435-1269
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
190-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
[Cases from the area between geriatrics and trauma surgery. Examples from the medical arbitration board].
pubmed:affiliation
Schlichtungsstelle für Arzthaftpflichtfragen der Norddeutschen Arztekammern, Hannover, Deutschland. info@schlichtungsstelle.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports