Dolz-Güerri, FernandoGómez-Durán, Esperanza L.Martínez-Palmer, AnaCastilla Céspedes, MiguelArimany-Manso, Josep2018-04-062017Dolz-Güerri F, Gómez-Durán EL, Martínez-Palmer A, Castilla Céspedes M, Arimany-Manso J. Seguridad clínica y reclamaciones por responsabilidad profesional en Oftalmología. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2017 Nov;92(11):528-534. DOI: 10.1016/j.oftal.2017.05.0050365-6691http://hdl.handle.net/10230/34299INTRODUCTION: Patient safety is an international public health priority. Ophthalmology scientific societies and organisations have intensified their efforts in this field. As a tool to learn from errors, these efforts have been linked to the management of medical professional liability insurance through the analysis of claims. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A review is performed on the improvements in patient safety, as well as professional liability issues in Ophthalmology. RESULTS: There is a high frequency of claims and risk of economic reparation of damage in the event of a claim in Ophthalmology. Special complaints, such as wrong surgery or lack of information, have a high risk of financial compensation and need strong efforts to prevent these potentially avoidable events. Studies focused on pathologies or specific procedures provide information of special interest to sub-specialists. The specialist in Ophthalmology, like any other doctor, is subject to the current legal provisions and appropriate mandatory training in the medical-legal aspects of health care is essential. CONCLUSIONS: Professionals must be aware of the fundamental aspects of medical professional liability, as well as specific aspects, such as defensive medicine and clinical safety. The understanding of these medical-legal aspects in the routine clinical practice can help to pave the way towards a satisfactory and safe professional career, and help in increasing patient safety. The aim of this review is to contribute to this training, for the benefit of professionals and patients.application/pdfspa© Elsevier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oftal.2017.05.005Pacients -- SeguretatAssistència mèdica -- Control de qualitatOftalmologia -- Control de qualitatResponsabilitat professionalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oftal.2017.05.005ClaimsPatient safetyProfessional liabilityReclamacionesResponsabilidad profesionalSeguridad clínicaSeguridad del pacienteinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess