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Journal Article
A review of medical malpractice cases involving trainees in the emergency department
2023
Overview
AbstractBackgroundThis study characterizes medical malpractice lawsuits involving trainees providing care in the emergency department (ED), affording insight into the types of patients involved, clinical scenarios, and legal outcomes of these cases. MethodsCases were identified using the legal database, Westlaw. Per chart review methods, relevant information was abstracted by 2 trained reviewers onto a standardized data abstraction form, with a senior author arbitrating disagreements. ResultsWe identified 60 cases reported between 1982 and 2017 in which a trainee was named in a lawsuit related to patient care provided in the ED. The most common alleged errors included diagnostic ( n = 37, 61%), treatment ( n = 13, 21%), and procedural errors ( n = 19, 16%). In 21 cases (35%), it was alleged that no attending physician was directly involved in the care at any time. The attending was noted to have seen the patient in person at any point in only 11 total cases (18%). Of the 50 cases with known outcomes, 15 (30%) decided in favor of the patient, 21 (42%) were resolved in the physician's favor, and 14 (28%) were settled. ConclusionThis study underscores that trainees are vulnerable to malpractice cases and that lack of direct supervision is a prominent theme in these cases. This information suggests areas for further work and may help training programs, trainees, and supervising physicians design their practice patterns in ways that mitigate these risks in the future.
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc,John Wiley and Sons Inc,Elsevier
