[Study of litigation files leading to a definitive settlement over three years in the orthopaedic trauma ward in a public hospital].
OBJECTIVE
To know the future of appeals against a public establishment of health.


METHODS
We studied 16 files of dispute having ended in a definitive payment over three years in the service of orthopaedics of the Amiens hospital (2001-2003).


RESULTS
The majority of the plaintiffs are people (63%), and the average age is of 45,6 years (24 year/68 years). In 14 cases on 16, an expertise was done (7 on the initiative of the hospital and 8 on the initiative of administrative court). The opinion of the expert was followed in every case, except one. In the final, 5 patients (31%) received a compensation (3 with the administrative court and 2 after a love rule). Eleven patients (69%) were not indemnified (7 after demand with the administrative court 4 after demand of love rule). On the whole, 10 case was treated in the administrative court (62%) and 6 by the legal department of the hospital. Among cases settled by the service of dispute of the hospital, 2 ended in a love rule and 4 were classified. Among those treated by the court, 3 ended in a love rule and 7 were the object of a refusal.
Manaouil
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Service de médecine légale, CHU d'Amiens, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 01, France. manaouil.cecile@chu-amiens.fr
Berthelet
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de Lestang
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Jardé
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007351:Insurance, Liability; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics