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dc.contributor | School of Nursing | - |
dc.creator | Bayuo, J | en_US |
dc.creator | Koduah, AO | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-23T04:31:45Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-04-23T04:31:45Z | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0016-9560 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10397/105843 | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Ghana Medical Association | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © The Author(s). This is an Open Access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_US |
dc.rights | The following publication Bayuo, J., & Koduah, A. O. (2022). Pattern and outcomes of medical malpractice cases in Ghana: a systematic content analysis. Ghana medical journal, 56(4), 322-330 is available at https://doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v56i4.11. | en_US |
dc.subject | Healthcare | en_US |
dc.subject | Legal precedents | en_US |
dc.subject | Malpractice | en_US |
dc.subject | Negligence | en_US |
dc.title | Pattern and outcomes of medical malpractice cases in Ghana : a systematic content analysis | en_US |
dc.type | Journal/Magazine Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 322 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 322 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 330 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 330 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 56 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 56 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.4314/gmj.v56i4.11 | en_US |
dcterms.abstract | Objectives: Medical malpractice complaints are apparently on the rise in Ghana. Though it has been suggested that medico-legal training programmes should emphasise the kinds of legal problems that healthcare staff encounter most frequently in practice, no comprehensive study currently analyses the pattern and outcomes of existing case laws. | - |
dcterms.abstract | Design: Systematic content analysis | - |
dcterms.abstract | Data sources: Medical malpractice case laws sourced from Ghanaian legal repositories, media platforms and other grey literature sources. | - |
dcterms.abstract | Results: Nine case laws were retained. Most of the cases (n=7) involved negligence. Emerging patterns of cases are complex, including patients’ access to their medical records, practising without a license/ out of scope, refusal to treat, and the development of complications following surgical interventions. Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Surgery, and Paediatrics were the main clinical specialties involved in the malpractice cases identified. | - |
dcterms.abstract | Conclusions: The pattern of the cases suggests that all medical specialties are potentially at risk, although most of the cases emerged from Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Surgery, and Paediatrics. Medico-legal training for healthcare staff should emphasise the duty of care and adherence to the Ghana Health Service Patient Charter. | - |
dcterms.accessRights | open access | en_US |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Ghana medical journal, 6 Dec. 2022, v. 56, no. 4, p. 322-330 | en_US |
dcterms.isPartOf | Ghana medical journal | en_US |
dcterms.issued | 2022-12-06 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85144503376 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2616-163X | en_US |
dc.description.validate | 202404 bcch | - |
dc.description.oa | Version of Record | en_US |
dc.identifier.FolderNumber | OA_Scopus/WOS | - |
dc.description.fundingSource | Self-funded | en_US |
dc.description.pubStatus | Published | en_US |
dc.description.oaCategory | CC | en_US |
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