Litigations Involving Ureteral Injury Related to Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery: Lessons Learned from a Legal Literature Review

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العنوان: Litigations Involving Ureteral Injury Related to Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery: Lessons Learned from a Legal Literature Review
المؤلفون: Edward Kangsuhp Kim, Harold Wu, Kristin Patzkowsky, Khara Simpson, Karen Wang
المصدر: Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 26:608-617
بيانات النشر: Elsevier BV, 2019.
سنة النشر: 2019
مصطلحات موضوعية: medicine.medical_specialty, Databases, Factual, medicine.medical_treatment, 03 medical and health sciences, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures, 0302 clinical medicine, Ureter, Informed consent, Ureteral injury, Malpractice, Prevalence, medicine, Humans, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Laparoscopy, Surgeons, Jurisprudence, Plaintiff, Informed Consent, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, Hysterectomy, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cystoscopy, Surgery, medicine.anatomical_structure, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Female, business
الوصف: Ureteral injury is a known complication of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. Despite being discussed preoperatively and included in consent forms, litigations that involve such injury continue to be prevalent. Our aim was to review all major litigations involving ureteral injuries related to minimally invasive gynecologic surgery to determine the most common allegations from plaintiffs and highlight factors that aided defendants. We used Lexis Nexis, a comprehensive legal database, to search all publicly available federal- and state-level cases on ureteral injury related to gynecologic surgeries. Fifty-nine cases resulted from our search. Of these cases, 19 were deemed pertinent to our question. These 19 cases occurred between 1993 and 2018. The most common allegations included medical negligence, lack of informed consent, and medical battery. Eight of 19 cases (42%) were decided in favor of the defendants, 3 of 19 cases (16%) in favor of the plaintiffs, and the remaining cases proceeded to further trial or are ongoing. The monetary compensation to a plaintiff was as high as $426,079.50. Meticulous documentation, comprehensive consent procedure, timely postoperative evaluation, and the use of immediate postoperative cystoscopy were the critical factors that aided the defendants. Meticulous documentation, a comprehensive consent procedure, timely postoperative evaluation, and the use of immediate postoperative cystoscopy can aid minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons involved in litigations involving ureteral injury.
تدمد: 1553-4650
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2018.11.003
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::e2428ef1a76aa02bea59bbd461e03b6c
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2018.11.003
Rights: CLOSED
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi.dedup.....e2428ef1a76aa02bea59bbd461e03b6c
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE
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تدمد:15534650
DOI:10.1016/j.jmig.2018.11.003