Malpractice perspective in cases of death due to aortic aneurysm because of misdiagnosis

Abstract

While Cardiovascular System Diseases constitute a large part in sudden unexpected suspicious deaths, acute aortic dissection (AAD) is the most common pathology in sudden death among aortic diseases. True diagnosis is the best strategy to avoid malpractice. The diagnosis of aortic dissection remains clinically challenging and the outcomes from this disease are often fatal. For this reason, it was aimed to emphasize to 3 cases that were autopsyed by us, applied to health institutions with different symptoms, and the cause of death, bypassing the Acute Aortic Dissection, which died as a result of misdiagnosis and treatment, AAD can be difficult to recognize, diagnosis is therefore sometimes delayed or missed. Physicians who didn’t think that probability in their differential diagnosis will be always accused about malpractice.