Retinopathy of Prematurity Malpractice Claims
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Retinopathy of prematurity malpractice claims: the Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company experience.
OBJECTIVE To examine the causes of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) malpractice claims filed with the Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company. METHODS All closed ROP malpractice claims were reviewed. RESULTS Eight cases involved failure of transfer of care on patient discharge from the hospital, 3 cases demonstrated inappropriately long periods between follow-up examinations, 1 case was due to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.97