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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Jul 26;71(2):157–164.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.06.023

Table 2.

Characteristics of 98 Included Malpractice Claims

Primary Body System/Disease Process for Malpractice Claim# N (%) *
Neurologic 28 (28.6)
Gastrointestinal 15 (15.3)
Cardiovascular 9 (9.18)
Obstetrics and Gynecology 9 (9.18)
Orthopedics 8 (8.16)
Respiratory 8 (8.16)
Other§ 21 (21.4)
Case Resolution N (%)*
Dismissed 70 (71.4)
Settled 21 (21.4)
Defense Verdict 4 (4.08)
Plaintiff Verdict 2 (2.04)
Still in litigation 1 (1.02)
*

Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

#

Based on the internal classification by the risk management department of this multistate emergency medicine group

§

‘Other’ includes claims involving integument/wounds (n=7), genitourinary (n=4), otolaryngology (n=2), endocrine (n=2), psychiatry (n=2), blood/lymphatic (n=1), and other malpractice claims not related to specific organ systems such as issues regarding patient confidentiality (n=3).