Nevertheless, we still believe that there is insufficient knowledge about such matters in UK practice, and the inherent weaknesses of such retrospective analyses are reinforced in both his and other closed-claim type publications. Further in critical care, there are, to our knowledge, no such publications on legal activity, but we know of many ongoing cases from our expert witness, Coronial, an...

The expectation of obstetrics is a perfect outcome. Obstetrics malpractice can cause morbidity and mortality that may engender litigation. Globally, increasing trend to litigation in obstetrics practice has resulted in high indemnity cost to the obstetrician with consequent frustration and overall danger to the future of obstetrics practice. The objective was to review litigations and the Obste...

PURPOSE To review malpractice claims associated with retained lens fragments during cataract surgery to identify ways to improve patient outcomes. METHODS Retrospective, noncomparative, consecutive case series. Closed claims data related to cataract surgeries complicated by retained lens fragments (1989 through 2009) from an ophthalmic insurance carrier were reviewed. Factors associated with ...

OBJECTIVES The objective was to perform an epidemiologic study of emergency department (ED) medical malpractice claims using data maintained by the Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA), a trade association whose participating malpractice insurance carriers collectively insure over 60% of practicing physicians in the United States. METHODS All closed malpractice claims in the PIAA ...

Objectives: The objective was to perform an epidemiologic study of emergency department (ED) medical malpractice claims using data maintained by the Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA), a trade association whose participating malpractice insurance carriers collectively insure over 60% of practicing physicians in the United States. Methods: All closed malpractice claims in the PIAA ...

We study the classic transfer problem of predicting the effects of an international transfer on the terms of trade and the current account. A two-countrymodel with debt and capital allows for realistic features of historical transfers: they follow wartime increases in government spending and are financed partly by borrowing. The model is applied to the largest historical transfer, the Franco-Pr...