Table 1 Patient’s reasons for claims in different radiology modalities
From: Investigating errors in medical imaging: medical malpractice cases in Finland
Patient’s reasons for the claims | Delayed diagnosis | Incorrect or inadequate diagnosis | Incorrect or inadequate examination | Medical malpractice, accident | Medical malpractice, infection or complication | Delayed medical treatment | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Radiography | 85 | 50.0 | 56 | 32.9 | 4 | 2.4 | 7 | 4.1 | 13 | 7.6 | 5 | 2.9 | 170 | 16.1 |
Computed tomography | 27 | 26.2 | 18 | 17.5 | 8 | 7.8 | 3 | 2.9 | 38 | 36.9 | 9 | 8.7 | 103 | 9.8 |
Imaging | 42 | 25.9 | 51 | 31.5 | 12 | 7.4 | 6 | 3.7 | 42 | 25.9 | 9 | 5.5 | 162 | 15.4 |
Ultrasound | 27 | 43.5 | 15 | 24.2 | 11 | 17.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 12.9 | 1 | 1.6 | 62 | 5.9 |
Interventional radiologya | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 91 | 91.9 | 1 | 1.0 | 99 | 9.4 |
Mammography and screening mammography | 218 | 69.4 | 35 | 11 | 27 | 8.6 | 7 | 2.2 | 26 | 8.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 314 | 29.8 |
Diagnostic and therapeutic vascular radiology | 4 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.4 | 137 | 95.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 144 | 13.6 |
Total | 404 | 38.3 | 177 | 16.8 | 64 | 6 | 27 | 2.6 | 355 | 33.7 | 27 | 2.6 | 1054 | 100 |