Medical liability defensive medicine and professional insurance in otolaryngology

摘要

BackgroundThis study aims at verifying relationships between the perception of medico-legal risks involved in the professional activity of Italian otolaryngologists, defensive medical behaviour and their understanding of professional liability insurance in matters of civil liability. One hundred specialists replied to a questionnaire pertaining to the psychological impact of medico-legal issues and to specific queries regarding insurance coverage, either privately stipulated or provided by the employer. Statistic analysis was carried out by χ² test and ANOVA multiple variance regression test, assuming P = 0.05 as the value of minimum statistical significance.