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Accusations of error in medical treatment and confirmed cases Germany 2017

Number of accusations of error in medical treatment and confirmed cases in Germany as of 2017, by specialist group

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