Liability associated with obstetric anesthesia: A closed claims analysis

Anesthesiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-139

  Davies, Joanna M ^a   Posner, Karen L ^a   Lee, Lorri A ^a   Cheney, Frederick W ^a   Domino, Karen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALPRACTICE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NERVE INJURY; NEWBORN DEATH; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58749085957     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318190e16a     Document Type: Article

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