Title: Risk management in ICU

Abstract:

Error in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a well-documented and frequent problem. This is understandable as one looks at the complexities of serious disease along with the number of invasive and potentially harmful procedures that are commonly used there. Until recently, allegations of medical malpractice resulting from suspected mismanagement in the ICU were unusual, but there has been a rise the last years.

It is difficult to determine whether the increase in lawsuits is due to a real increase in adverse incidents or to a shift in media perception. There is no question that the aggressive cover-up by law companies dealing in personal injury lawsuits offering to initiate claims on a contingency fee basis has become more common. The Medical Protection Society is experiencing an increasing number of claims generally, and the value of damages awarded is skyrocketing.

Biography:

Permanent Consultant Anaesthesiologist- Intensivist  Company Name:General Hospital Hippokratio of Thessaloniki Dates Employed:May 2017 – Present Employment Duration: 3.7 years Location :Thessaloniki-Greece Anaesthesiologist: 10 years Company Name:General Hospital Hippokratio of Thessaloniki Trainer - examiner in surgical nursing specialties of Northern Greece Medical doctor volunteer (pain management) Company Name Doctors of the World Greece Dates Employed Aug 2016 – Present Employment Duration 4 yrs Member of rapid response emergency team of G.H.T.Hippokratio Αs an anesthesiologist I have experience in Obstretic & Gynecological cases / Liver and Kidney Transplantations / Cases of General’s Surgeries /Vascular Surgeries / Cases of Neurosurgeries and Emergency Medical Technician Roles. In intensive care, I undertake all kinds of pathological, neurosurgical, general surgery, obstetrics-gynecological cases and the postoperative recovery of liver transplants.