Image-guidance in endoscopic sinus surgery: Is it associated with decreased medicolegal liability?

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 980-985

  Eloy, Jean Anderson ^a,b   Svider, Peter F ^a   D'Aguillo, Christine M ^a   Baredes, Soly ^a,b   Setzen, Michael ^c,d   Folbe, Adam J ^e  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

^c NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic sinus surgery; Image guidance; Legal liability; Medical malpractice; Medicolegal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMAGE GUIDANCE; IMAGING; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; NEGLIGENCE; ORBIT FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; IMAGE GUIDANCE; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUSES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890434362     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.21210     Document Type: Article

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