Does diagnostic delay of colorectal cancer result in malpractice claims? A retrospective analysis of the Swedish board of malpractice from 1995-2008

Patient Safety in Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Hafström, Larsolof ^a,b   Johansson, Henry ^c   Ahlberg, Jon ^d  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b The Swedish Patient Claims Panel   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d The County Council's Mutual Insurance Company   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Diagnostic delay; Insurance claim review; Medical errors; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPENSATION; DEFECATION HABIT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84864387602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17549493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-9493-6-13     Document Type: Article

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