RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Surgeons disciplined by regulatory bodies in Canada between 2000 and 2017
JF Canadian Journal of Surgery
JO CAN J SURG
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP E656
OP E660
DO 10.1503/cjs.020521
VO 65
IS 5
A1 Gianluca Sampieri
A1 Josie Xu
A1 Christopher W. Noel
A1 John Matelski
A1 Jessica J. Liu
A1 Chaim M. Bell
A1 Eric Monteiro
YR 2022
UL http://canjsurg.ca/content/65/5/E656.abstract
AB Identifying characteristics of disciplined surgeons is important for public safety. A database of all physicians disciplined by a Canadian provincial medical regulatory authority (College of Physicians and Surgeons) between 2000 and 2017 was constructed, and comparisons between surgeons and other physicians were undertaken. Of 1100 disciplined physicians, 174 (15.8 %) were surgeons. Obstetrics and gynecology was the specialty with the most disciplined surgeons (57 of 174 [32.8%]), followed by general surgery (48 of 174 [27.6%]). The overall disciplinary rate for surgeons was higher than for other physicians (12.59, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 10.69–14.83 v. 9.85, 95 % CI 8.88–10.94 cases per 10 000 physician-years, p = 0.013). Even after adjusting for surgeon age, sex, international medical graduation and years in practice, surgeons remained more likely than other physicians to be disciplined for standard of care issues (55.6%, 95% CI 46.6–64.2 v. 38.7%, 95% CI 32.6–45.2, p < 0.001).