[Surgery responsibilities and costs].
This study on surgeons' medical-legal responsibility was based on a retrospective analysis of closed files involving surgeons insured by Le Sou Médical. A total of 122 files of bodily injury settled during 1998 were studied; 32% of the files in this series which had been settled in or out of court were found to be at fault; the total cost was over 7 million francs. The analysis of these files has shown that the majority of accidents resulting in legal proceedings could have been avoided.
Gerson
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Le Sou Médical, 130, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis, 75466 Paris, France.
Bons-Letouzey
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Sicot
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D005602:France; D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*