Investigating the Cases of Medical Malpractice Complaints in Adult Gastroenterology Referred to Fars Forensic Medicine from 2005 to 2020:A Short Report

The purpose of this study was to determine the cases of complaints of medical malpractice in gastroenterology referred to Fars Forensic Medicine from 2005 to 2020.

In a descriptive and retrospective study, the cases of adult gastroenterology medical malpractice cases referred to the specialized commissions of Forensic Medicine in Fars province from 2005 to 2020 were examined. The data were expressed in the form of descriptive statistics. Chi-square test was used to compare the frequency between groups.

The frequency of claims against the field of gastroenterology had increased more than 6 times in the second five-years of review. In terms of the health status of the plaintiffs, 56 patients (64.36%) died, 4 patients (4.59%) were disabled, 10 patients (11.49%) were recovering, and 8 patients (10. 30%) were improved.

This study showed that during the studied years, the frequency of complaints from the specialized field of adult gastroenterology has gradually increased.