Análisis de 7 años de la queja en gineco-obstetricia por la Comisión Estatal de Arbitraje Médico en Oaxaca, México

Abstract

It has been made a complete analysis of 7 years in the State Commission of Medical Arbitration in Oaxaca, one of the southern states in México. This Commission is the legal entity to judge the process of malpractice. The study was aim to identify the obstetrics and gynecology complains. Objective: Characterize the medical complain in the obstetrics and gynecology specialty. Method: It was conducted a documentary research, descriptive, transversal, retrospective and without ethical implications, through analysis of databases of the State Commission of Medical Arbitration of Oaxaca, corresponding to 2008 - 2015 activity report; we selected records were medical complaints in the specialty of gynecology-obstetrics. Results: The Mexican Institute of Social Security Services became the most demanded medical provider closely followed by the private practice. Obstetrics and gynecology was the most demanded medical specialty for 8th uninterrupted years. From 438 claims 100 accounted to this specialty. The failure to give or perform the service was the origin of the complains. Conclusion: Absence of risk assessment and supervision of competence in the performance of the medical process were the most forthcoming issues when malpractice were continue to identified. Eight in a row years of failure to amended these vicious process speaks for itself. Lots of hard work are to be consider as a reliability strategy.