Background: There is a paucity of studies documenting medical malpractice litigation in countries of the Arabian Gulf, such as Oman.
Objectives: To describe the characteristics of malpractice claims, the outcomes decided by the medical liability committee, and predictors of medical errors.
Methods: This is a retrospective observational study that reviewed medical malpractice cases registered in Oman over a 12-year period (2010-2021) with the medical liability committee, known as the Higher Medical Committee (HMC).