15 Years of litigation following laparoscopic cholecystectomy in England

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 251, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 682-685

  Alkhaffaf, Bilal ^a   Decadt, Bart ^a  

^a STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGLIGENCE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950866574     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181cc99fd     Document Type: Article

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