Monetary lessons from litigation involving laparoscopic cholecystectomy

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 606-612

  McLean, Thomas R ^a,b,c,d  

^a Third Millennium Consultants LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Dwight D Eisenhower Veterans Administration Medical Center   (United States)

^d Surgical Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BILE DUCT INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM INJURY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LAWYER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MONEY; SURGEON; ARTICLE; CHOLELITHIASIS; ECONOMICS; INCIDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23944508076     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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