To Greece the medical errors They are neither recorded in a formal database nor statistics for them. The system is ‘blind’ and the problem comes back to the forefront due to a series of incidents recorded in recent months in hospitals and clinics her Attica.

Last summer lost her life a 62 -year -old womanin which he allegedly was incorrectly transfused blood to ‘Jan” In early September similar incident happened in ‘Euroclinic“, Fortunately not with a tragic end, while a young patient in Atticon, in which he allegedly administered incorrect medication was given, had an allergic reaction.

Doctors, lawyers and forensic experts speak to ‘Everyday»For the absence of a single system of collection and management of medical errors.

Need for Detection and Analysis Model

The 2014 to Department of Economics of University of Piraeus were analyzed 660 criminal decisions and administrative courts In cases cases Medical negligence.

Research shows that most cases were concerned Obstetricians-Gynecologists (25%)to follow the General Surgeons (16.9%)the Cardiologists-cardiac surgeons (7.5%) and the orthopedists (6.9%). In the same judicial decisions the most common therapeutic categories are recorded as follows: Pregnancy, childbirth and labor (24%), circulatory diseases (12%) and Digested System Diseases (12%).

According to PAPI data, as shown by the analysis of judicial decisions, the average compensation in the Greek courts was calculated in the 300,000 euros and the average for the issuance of the decision to 7 years.

“Culture of reports of incidents is needed without intent to target,” as the professor points out Thanasis Vozikis.