A decade of litigation regarding surgical informed consent in the Netherlands

Objective: An inadequate surgical informed consent process (SIC) may result in a medical malpractice claim or medical disciplinary board (MDB) complaint. Aim of this study was to analyse characteristics of a decade of malpractice claims and MDB decisions regarding SIC in the Netherlands. Methods: A retrospective analysis of malpractice claims and MDB decisions concerning SIC disputes in four major surgical specialties was conducted based on company data from the largest medical malpractice insurance company and two public available online MDB databases. Results: A total of 11376 malpractice cl... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Veerman, M. M.
van der Woude, L. A.
Tellier, M. A.
Legemaate, J.
Scheltinga, M. R.
Stassen, L. P. S.
Leclercq, W. K. G.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Reihe/Periodikum: Veerman , M M , van der Woude , L A , Tellier , M A , Legemaate , J , Scheltinga , M R , Stassen , L P S & Leclercq , W K G 2019 , ' A decade of litigation regarding surgical informed consent in the Netherlands ' , Patient Education and Counseling , vol. 102 , no. 2 , pp. 340-345 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2018.08.031
Schlagwörter: Informed consent / Surgical procedure / Litigation / Malpractice claims / Medical disciplinary board / INFORMATION-SEEKING / MEDICAL MALPRACTICE / PATIENT EDUCATION / NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS / PATIENTS DESIRE / SURGERY / RECALL / CANCER / COMMUNICATION / PREFERENCES
Sprache: Englisch
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