Protecting the airway and the physician: Aspects of litigation arising from tracheotomy
| Autor: | Giancarlo Zuliani, Peter F. Svider, Jeremy P. Farida, Lauren A. Lawrence, Adam J. Folbe, Michael A. Carron, Mahdi A. Shkoukani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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business.industry medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Specialty Medical malpractice medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Patient safety 0302 clinical medicine Tracheotomy Otorhinolaryngology Jury Malpractice medicine Verdict 030212 general & internal medicine Medical emergency 030223 otorhinolaryngology business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Head & Neck. 38:751-754 |
| ISSN: | 1043-3074 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/hed.23950 |
| Popis: | Background In recent decades, medical malpractice costs have increased and have led to a change in the way physicians practice medicine. Tracheotomies are cases in which complications have a high risk of morbidity and mortality and the potential for litigation. Methods The Westlaw legal database was used to gather data on 43 jury verdicts and settlements from 1987 to 2013. Various factors included outcome, defendant specialty, and the reason for litigation. Results Median settlements were $500,000 and median verdict awards were $2,000,000. Postoperative negligence was alleged most often (81%) followed by intraoperative negligence (27.9%) and permanent injury (18.6%). Otolaryngologists were named as defendants most often (25.6%), with nurses named second most often. Pediatric cases had significantly higher awards and were more often named in favor of the plaintiff. Conclusion An awareness of tracheotomy malpractice litigation has the potential to both help physicians avoid future litigation and improve patient safety. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: 751–754, 2016 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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