- 07
- May
2012
One mistake can lead to another. This statement is generally true in a wide variety of human events. And recent research shows how it is particularly true with medical malpractice.
A study published in a medical journal called Anesthesia & Analgesia examined the results from a survey of 1,200 members of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. The purpose of the study was to assess how doctors respond to the emotional fallout of past surgical mistakes that carried catastrophic consequences.
The participants in the survey were randomly selected and 56 percent responded. A vast majority of those who responded - 84 percent - had been involved in a death or serious injury of a surgical patient.
Among those who had experienced such a traumatic event, over 70 percent reported feelings of guilt and anxiety over it.


















