- All health professionals are committed to helping their patients, but sometimes even the most prepared can make mistakes.
- It is estimated that most medical personnel will experience a legal conflict at some point in their career.
- The Conamed presented the report with the medical negligence claims that were registered between January 1 and September 30, 2022.
It is not easy to have the responsibility of taking care of a person’s health. That is why so many years of preparation are required and even the education continues after graduating from the university. In the same way, no one is exempt from making mistakes that can have multiple consequences. One of the most serious is receiving a lawsuit for medical negligence because it is a process that can end professional careers.
In this sense, all young people are offered the instructions they must follow to provide a quality service. Although there are very few who really know what they should do in case of facing criminal proceedings of any kind. In the first instance is the impact on prestige and professional image. Although it can also be grounds for imprisonment for several years.
Similarly, one must not fall into the error that a Medical negligence is always the responsibility of doctors. There are also other factors that influence this type of situation, such as hospital conditions or the patients themselves. That is why it is necessary to carry out a detailed review of each case until reaching the origin.
For her part, the National Commission of Medical Arbitration (Conamed) describes the Medical negligence As the neglect of precautions and attentions qualified as necessary. When despite having the knowledge it is not applied and harm is caused to the patient.
Nobody wants to experience this type of situation although everyone who works in a hospital or office is exposed. In fact it is estimated that most healthcare professionals will experience a lawsuit against them at some point in their professional career.
The most demanded specialties for medical negligence during 2022
These types of procedures are always handled by Conamed, although there are some specialties where they are more frequent. According to Conamed statistics covering January 1 to September 30, 2022 the most affected was Traumatology and orthopedics. In total, 75 concluded complaints were registered.
While slightly down with 74 appears Emergency Medicine and with 61 he is General Surgery. In fact, the three always occupy the first places in the analyzes of recent years.
For its part, with 51 it ranks Gynecology and Obstetricswhich is also one of the most demanded specialties in Mexico for alleged medical negligence. A large part of the complaints focus on the treatment women receive during childbirth or in the puerperium.
Finally, the others that complete the top 10 are Family Medicine, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurological Surgery, Urology and Cardiology.
However, it does not mean that in the rest this type of situation does not occur because as already mentioned, everyone is exposed. In case you face the conflict, the first thing you should do is calm down because not all demands of this type proceed. Sometimes the discussion ends outside the legal process or the doctor is proven innocent.
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