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Table 6 Comparison of types of claims and compensation outcome with similar damage claims studies

From: Surgical treatment of stoma-related hernias: retrospective cohort study of damage claims to the Swedish National Patient Insurance Company 2010–2016

 

Clinical context

Country

Proportion of surgical claims (%)

Proportion of compensated claims (%)

Lindmark et al. 2019

Ventral hernia repair (n = 290)

Sweden

71

40

Nordin et al. 2017

Groin hernia repair (n = 130)

Sweden

78

62

Ahonen-Siirtola et al. 2015

Ventral hernia repair (n = 127)

Finland

a

38

Skogar et al. 2015

Bariatric surgery (n = 359)

Sweden

93b

29

Nyman et al

Stoma-related hernia surgery (n = 30)

Sweden

83

23

  1. aOnly surgical complaints analyzed
  2. b‘Procedure-related AEs’ and ‘Late AEs’ combined