Compensation Claims for Sub-substandard Care of Patients with Gastroentero-pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Nationwide Descriptive Study of Cases Between 2005-2016 in Norway

作者：Desserud Kari F; Bukholm Ida; Soreide Jon Arne^*

来源：Anticancer Research, 2017, 37(10): 5667-5671.

DOI：10.21873/anticanres.12002

• Neuroendocrine tumors
• gastroentero-pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms
• diagnostic delay
• litigation
• claim
• medico-legal

Background: Management of patients with neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract or pancreas (GEP-NENs) poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This study described the medico-legal claims reported to a national governmental system that oversees compensation to patients with GEP-NENs Materials and Methods: An electronic search of the Norwegian System of Compensation to Patients database was performed to identify claims evaluated between 2005-2016. The clinical information and the medico-legal evaluation were reviewed. Results: We identified seven patients, five women and two men, with a median age of 57 (range=47-73) years. Delayed diagnosis (median diagnostic delay of 18 (range=6-48) months) was the main cause for claims in six out of the seven patients). Four patients received financial compensation based on the claim judgement. Conclusion: This review of claims that were evaluated by the Norwegian System of Compensation to Patients showed that a timely diagnosis of GEP-NENs remains a clinical challenge.

• 出版日期2017-10