Assessment of the role of medical errors in forensic examinations for the period 2009–2019

Moshenskaya Svetlana Petrovna, Savelyeva Marina Ivanovna

Medical errors are a serious public health problem. By recognizing the adverse events that occur, learning from them, and working to prevent them, you can improve patient safety. The topic of patient safety is of scientific interest, and not only in the narrow professional environment of clinical doctors, but also specialists of related specialties, for example, forensic medical experts involved in the production of examinations in medical cases. The article analyzes the commission forensic medical examinations (CME) conducted by the authors of this article for the period 2009-2019. The structure of the CME commission is dominated by deceased patients, and by gender composition – women. The age structure of the SME commission structure is relatively young, with children accounting for 25%. It was revealed that in the structure of all SMEs conducted over a 10-year period, medical examinations predominate (68%). The frequency of medical errors proved by the CME was 24%. Thus, the development of a strategy aimed at preventing harm to patients can lead to significant improvements in medical care and significant savings in health systems.

Keywords:medical errors, defects in the provision of medical care, commission forensic medical examination.