The data displays the number of accusations of error in medical treatment and confirmed cases in Germany as of 2017, by specialist group. In dentistry there have been 993 accusations, of which 356 were confirmed cases.
Orthopedic/ trauma surgery | 4250 | 1115 |
Gynecology and obstetrics | 1041 | 281 |
Dentistry | 993 | 356 |
Internal medicine (no special field) | 765 | 153 |
Care | 663 | 330 |
Visceral surgery | 613 | 159 |
General surgery | 590 | 144 |
Neurosurgery | 531 | 132 |
Ophthalmology | 410 | 102 |
Urology | 398 | 106 |
Otorhinolaryngology | 304 | 68 |
Vascular surgery | 281 | 66 |
Internal medicine and cardiology | 271 | 67 |
Neurology | 256 | 65 |
General medicine | 242 | 75 |