Analysis of surgical errors in closed malpractice claims at 4 liability insurers

Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-33

  Rogers Jr , Selwyn O ^a   Gawande, Atul A ^a   Kwaan, Mary ^a   Puopolo, Ann Louise ^b   Yoon, Catherine ^a   Brennan, Troyen A ^a,c   Studdert, David M ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Harvard Risk Management Foundation   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INSURANCE; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL ERROR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745958652     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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