미국 의료사고 실태

"미국의 경우 입원 환자의 2.9% to 3.7%에서 의료 사고가 발생하며, 의료 사고 사망자 수는 해마다 최소 4만4천명, 최대 9만8천명으로 추정하는 것이 정설이다.

미국 CDC는 미국내 병원에서 병원 감염으로 해마다 7만5천명이 사망하는 것으로 보고하고 있다.

만일 의료 사고가 날 때마다 의사를 처벌하고 면허를 박탈했다면, 미국 내에서 남아나는 의사는 없을 것이다."

1. 미국내 의료 사고 관련 논문

Brennan TA, Leape LL, Laird NM, et al. Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study. N Engl J Med. 1991;324:370-6.

Thomas EJ, Studdert DM, Burstin HR, et al. Incidence and types of adverse events and negligent care in Utah and Colorado. Med Care. 2000;38:261-71.

McDonald CJ, Weiner M, Hui SL. Deaths due to medical errors are exaggerated in the Institute of Medicine report. JAMA. 2000;284:93-5.

2. 원내 사망율에 관한 미국 CDC 자료

HAI Prevalence Survey

The CDC healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevalence surveyExternal Web Site Icon provides an updated national estimate of the overall problem of HAIs in U.S. hospitals. Based on a large sample of U.S. acute care hospitals, the survey found that on any given day, about 1 in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection. There were an estimated 722,000 HAIs in U.S acute care hospitals in 2011. About 75,000 hospital patients with HAIs died during their hospitalizations. More than half of all HAIs occurred outside of the intensive care unit.

Magill SS, Edwards JR, Bamberg W, et al. Multistate Point-Prevalence Survey of Health Care–Associated Infections.External Web Site Icon N Engl J Med 2014;370:1198-208.

3. 수술 후 스폰지, 기구 등을 남겨 두고 온 사례

According to a study published in the Annals of Surgery in August of 2008, discrepancies in the count of surgical instruments and sponges occur in 12.5 percent of surgeries