Table 3 Examples of medical errors
From: Medico legal aspects of medical malpractice dead cases in Cairo and Giza governorates from 2014–2015
Group 1 (Negligence) | - Delay in decision taking(eg.delay in c- section causing fetal distress and death) - Doctor does not order the necessary lab tests (eg. the patient's unnoticed rise in bleeding tendency) -Wrong decision (eg. The doctor make normal delivery decision instead of the case indicated for c.s section) - Process error: (eg.doctor inject another substance instead of the dye) -The doctor is absent from work |
Group 2—Complications at and/or after surgery: | RSI:the surgeon forget a tool causing peritonitis - intra-operative complication: airway obstruction during operation (delay in suction and monitoring the pt) -Post operative comp: improper follow up after c.s section |
Group 3—Wrong treatment, inappropriate treatment | Blood transfusion reaction(wrong ABO group) |
Group 4—Mistake in care | Does not do allergy test before penicillin injection |