Medical liability insurance claims on entry-related complications in laparoscopy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2094-2099

  Wind, Jan ^a   Cremers, Jan E L ^b   Van Berge Henegouwen, Mark I ^a   Gouma, Dirk J ^a   Jansen, Frank Willem ^c   Bemelman, Willem A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MediRisk   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bowel injury; Closed; Entry technique; Laparoscopy; Open; Pneumoperitoneum; Trocar; Vascular injury; Veress needle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE INJURY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NETHERLANDS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 35448990185     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9315-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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