title: Neonatal malpractice claims in Italy: how big is the problem and which are the causes?
abstract: Medical errors are topics of increasing importance in neonatology. Very few data are available on neonatal malpractice claims. We report the first data obtained in Italy on neonatology regarding a wide population study during a 6-year survey. Data concerning 191 claims regarding delivery room (n = 77; 38.74%), nursery (n = 72; 37,69%), NICU (n = 42; 21,98%) and the transport system (n = 3; 1.57%) are presented and discussed. On data allow an analysis of main causes and suggest how to face the problem.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Puericultura Institute and Neonatal Section, AOU - University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. vafanos@tiscali.it vafanos@tin.it
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fanos
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tagliabue
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: Rino
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agostiniani
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Correra
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007351:Insurance, Liability; D007558:Italy; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009359:Neonatology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies