[Surgical procedures involved in claims for alleged defects in praxis]. / Procedimientos quirúrgicos objeto de reclamación por presunto defecto de praxis.

Medical professional liability and adverse events in health care are major concerns worldwide and the analysis of claims for alleged defects in praxis is a potential source of knowledge. High rates of adverse events and complaints have been reported in surgical procedures. This article analyzes the claims registered by the Council of Medical Colleges in Catalonia between 1986 and 2012, and explores surgical procedures claimed (ICD- 9-CM coding), as well as the final outcome of the claim. Among the 5,419 records identified on surgical procedures, the interventions of the musculoskeletal system and skin and integument showed the highest frequencies. Interventions related to "non-curative" medicine should be emphasized because of their higher rates of economical agreement or condemnation outcomes, which were significantly higher for mastopexia. The results underscore the importance of the surgical area in medical professional liability and the high risk of payouts among those procedures belonging to the so-called "non-curative" medicine.

Procedimientos quirúrgicos objeto de reclamación por presunto defecto de praxis / Surgical procedures involved in claims for alleged defects in praxis

La responsabilidad profesional médica y los episodios adversos en la asistencia sanitaria son preocupaciones de primer orden en el ámbito internacional y el análisis de las reclamaciones por presunto defecto de praxis supone una potencial fuente de conocimiento. Se han descrito tasas específicamente elevadas de episodios adversos y reclamaciones en los procedimientos quirúrgicos. El presente artículo analiza las reclamaciones interpuestas ante el Consejo de Colegios de Médicos de Cataluña entre los años 1986 y 2012, mediante la exploración de los procedimientos quirúrgicos reclamados mediante codificación CIE-9-MC, así como el resultado final de la reclamación. Entre los 5.419 expedientes identificados sobre procedimientos quirúrgicos destacaron, por su elevada frecuencia, las intervenciones del sistema musculoesquelético y de piel y tegumentos. Las intervenciones correspondientes a la medicina «no curativa» destacaron por sus elevadas tasas de procedimientos que finalizaron mediante acuerdo transaccional o condena, que resultó significativamente mayor para las mastopexias. Los resultados obtenidos subrayan la importancia del área quirúrgica en responsabilidad profesional médica y el riesgo elevado de condena de los procedimientos pertenecientes a la denominada «medicina satisfactiva o no curativa» (AU)

Medical professional liability and adverse events in health care are major concerns worldwide and the analysis of claims for alleged defects in praxis is a potential source of knowledge. High rates of adverse events and complaints have been reported in surgical procedures. This article analyzes the claims registered by the Council of Medical Colleges in Catalonia between 1986 and 2012, and explores surgical procedures claimed (ICD- 9-CM coding), as well as the final outcome of the claim. Among the 5,419 records identified on surgical procedures, the interventions of the musculoskeletal system and skin and integument showed the highest frequencies. Interventions related to «non-curative» medicine should be emphasized because of their higher rates of economical agreement or condemnation outcomes, which were significantly higher for mastopexia. The results underscore the importance of the surgical area in medical professional liability and the high risk of payouts among those procedures belonging to the so-called «non-curative» medicine (AU)

Ecografía abdominal en el síndrome de hiperestimulación ovárica / Abdominal ultrasound in ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

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Embolia grasa con disfunción neurológica durante una artroplastia de cadera en una paciente con foramen oval permeable / No disponible

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Geriatrización de los Servicios de Urgencias / Geriatrization of Emergency Services

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[Geriatric physical performance assessment in an emergency department]. / Valoración geriátrica de la función física en un Servicio de Urgencias.

BASIS: Premorbid situation with regard to daily life activities is an important prognostic factor in elderly people who needs medical care. This work analyzes the way the parameter evaluation of core processes of daily life (CPDL) is made in patients over 70 years cared in an Emergency Service because of diverse medical conditions. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective study, carried out in a third level medical institution, on 200 patients over 70 years cared in the Emergency medical Service, with questioning a group of 60 physicians on duty (POD) about the informal or subjective assessments of five parameters of CPDL (to get dressed, to be fed, sphincter control, walking, and transfer). POD evaluation is compared with evaluation carried out formally by the research physician. Assessments are evaluated, grouping the patients according to the degree of dependency, age, or sex. RESULTS: 82% of most dependent patients and 53% of those older than 80 years were poorly assessed, and both parameters were statistically significant. The analysis with multiple linear regression showed that the intensity of these errors is only determined by a variable: the greater degree of dependency. CONCLUSIONS: Correct performance assessment of elderly patients in emergency services, especially of those older and most dependent, requires a specific training of professionals in this regard and the use of formal instruments of evaluation.

Recomendaciones para el manejo de la enfermedad tromboembólica venosa en urgencias / Recommendations for the Emergency Ward managment (II). Managment of a burned patient

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