Anesthesia- and opioids-related malpractice claims following tonsillectomy in USA: LexisNexis claims database 1984-2012

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 412-420

  Subramanyam, Rajeev ^a   Chidambaran, Vidya ^a   Ding, Lili ^a   Myer III, Charles M ^a   Sadhasivam, Senthilkumar ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia; complications; database; malpractice; opioids; tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DATA BASE; DEATH; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ANESTHESIA; COMPLICATIONS; DATABASE; MALPRACTICE; OPIOIDS; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896396002     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12342     Document Type: Article

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