The Medical Service of Saxony identified 176 treatment errors last year. This means that a corresponding error was registered in just under a third of the assessed cases (28.7 percent), the Medical Service announced. In total, the experts had to examine 614 cases. In 2023, 200 treatment errors had still been registered.
Treatment errors in all specialist areas
In 18.4% of cases, the experts registered a direct link between the treatment error and damage to health. The treatment errors occurred in all specialist areas: The spectrum ranged from general medicine to orthopaedics and trauma surgery, gynaecology, visceral surgery and dentistry.
The figures only showed a small sample, it said. Numerous cases still remain undetected - for example because they were not recognized by patients and therefore not reported. "Our expert opinions help those affected to better understand the course of their illness and, if necessary, to examine claims for compensation," said Katrin Richter, a specialist in the field.
