Lawsuits and Medical Standards For Medical Acute Abdomen

Abstract

There have been many lawsuits regarding the medical treatment of acute abdomen. The present study investigated precedents over the last 10 years about Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, lcute pancreatitis，strangulation ileus and appendicitis. Hospital-related accidents were observed in 23 cases associated with diagnostic and testing, time for surgery, treatment and surgical technique. In this survey, the “Clinical Guidelines for Acute Pancreatitis”, and the “Japanese Evidenced-Based Medicine for Acute Cholangitis” were used. Medical care should always be delivered taking these clinical guidelines into consideration. Medical standards in line with the appraisal results have been shown. Maintenance and improvement of the quality of the appraisal are requested.