[Complaints from medical care in obstetrics and gynecology].

BACKGROUND

The fulfillment and satisfaction regarding the expectations of the patients at services of obstetrics and gynecology, it is related to the quality of care. Failure to meet these expectations will rise to the dissatisfaction and enhances the culture of demand, with these considerations this presents study were developed, researching the patients complaints reported by the State Commission o Medical Arbitration of Oaxaca in 2007 with the aim of identifying the medical complaint emphasis on obstetrics care.

OBJECTIVE

To identify the medical lawsuits to Gineco-obstetricians in Oaxaca.

MATERIAL AND METHOD

We conducted a documentary research, descriptive, transversal, retrospective and without ethical implications, through analysis of databases of the State Commission of Medical Arbitration of Oaxaca, corresponding to 2007 activity report; 100% of selected records were medical complaints in the specialty of gynecology-obstetrics.

RESULTS

The attention given to 10.5% are disagreements or complaints which medical complaints in gynecology-obstetrics specialty are second with 21% and the report file complaints state ranks first with 12.3% of cases, 70% of medical care is provided by gynecologists and total complaints, 40% were confined to expert medical advice.

CONCLUSIONS

Complaints in gynecological and obstetric care rank first places relative to other specialties, the attention given in the two-thirds is provided by medical specialists in obstetrics and gynecology, and less than the half were certified by the Board and expert medical opinions reported evidence of malpractice and corporate responsibility in the complaints.