Malpractice litigation involving iatrogenic surgical vocal fold paralysis: A closed-claims review with recommendations for prevention and management

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-12

  Shaw, Gary Y ^a,b,c   Pierce, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b Research Medical Center Brookside Campus   (United States)

^c Lee's Summit ENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed claim; Malpractice; Surgical complication; Vocal fold paralysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENDARTERECTOMY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDLINE; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PARATHYROID SURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICIAN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; THORAX SURGERY; THYROID SURGERY; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 62449153715     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940911800102     Document Type: Article

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