Table 2 Court decisions acknowledging the physician’s liability
Obstetrics and gynecology (n = 62) | Internal medicine (n = 77) | Surgery (n =149) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Acknowledgement of physician’s fault only (%) | 11 (31.4 %) | 10 (22.2 %) | 40 (44.9 %) | 0.008 |
Acknowledgement of physician’s fault and a breach of physician’s duty to explain | 15 (42.9 %) | 16 (35.6 %) | 15 (16.9 %) | |
Acknowledgement of a breach of physician’s duty to explain only (%) | 9 (25.7 %) | 19 (42.2 %) | 34 (38.2 %) |