Anaphylaxis-related Malpractice Lawsuits

Personal consequences of malpractice lawsuits on American surgeons.

BACKGROUND Our objective was to identify the prevalence of recent malpractice litigation against American surgeons and evaluate associations with personal well-being. Although malpractice lawsuits are often filed against American surgeons, the personal consequences with respect to burnout, depression, and career satisfaction are poorly understood. STUDY DESIGN Members of the American College ...

Assessing malpractice lawsuits for death or injuries due to amniotic fluid embolism.

Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is a pregnancy complication known to be extremely hard to diagnose, since it manifests itself abruptly and with no warning signs, presenting an incidence rate of about 1 in 40000 deliveries, and maternal morbidity and mortality ranging from 20% to 60%. Although almost a century has gone by since it was first identified (1926) and despite medical research having bee...

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits: An Essay on Patient Interests, the Colntingency Fee System, Juries, and Social Policy

Factors Associated With Physician Loss in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Malpractice Lawsuits

Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is among the most common orthopaedic procedures, with its incidence doubling over the past decade. To date, no studies have analyzed litigation after ACL reconstruction. Purpose To characterize the causes of malpractice litigation after ACL reconstruction. Study Design Cross-sectional study. Methods A retrospective review of malpr...

Bargaining with Heterogeneous Beliefs: A Structural Analysis of Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

We propose a structural bargaining model where players hold heterogeneous beliefs about the …nal resolution if no settlement is reached outside the court. We show the distribution of their beliefs and the stochastic surplus are nonparametrically identi…ed from the probability for reaching an settlement and the distribution of …nal transfers between players. We then use a Simulated Maximum Likel...