Report of accidents during childbirth Undisclosed in about 600 cases Unable to obtain consent August 23:51
In order not to repeat accidents at the time of childbirth, which causes severe cerebral palsy, reports that have investigated the cause of the accident have been published so far, but reports of nearly 600 cases have not been published understood. Because the consent of medical institutions that are not active in the publication cannot be obtained, the representatives of patient groups should announce everything to prevent recurrence.
When a child becomes severe cerebral palsy due to an accident at the time of childbirth, compensation is paid based on the `` Obstetrics Medical Care Compensation System '', and this system summarizes the report investigating the cause in order to prevent similar accidents The version has been published after obscure the names of patients and medical institutions.
Regarding this report, the Japan Medical Function Evaluation Organization, which operates the system, has not obtained the consent of medical institutions and patients' families for 578 cases, which is about a quarter, on the 7th. Reported.
Although it has been said that there has never been a problem by publishing the report so far, it explains that management of personal information has been judged more strictly and that the case where consent has not been obtained has been discontinued.
On the other hand, Mr. Hisashi Katsumura, who is the representative of a patient group and died in a medical accident at the time of childbirth, said, “It is strange that it cannot be announced without the consent of the medical institutions of the accident parties. The accident is very heavy and should be publicized in response to the desire of the family not to make it happen again. "