Open AccessA Contemporary Analysis of Medicolegal Issues in Obstetric Anesthesia Between 2005 and 2015
Author(s) -
Vesela Kovacheva,
Ethan Y. Brovman,
Penny Greenberg,
Ellen Song,
Arvind Palanisamy,
Richard D. Urman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000003395
Subject(s) - medicine , malpractice , indemnity , obstetric anesthesia , anesthesiology , maternal death , medical malpractice , cohort , liability , wrongful death , anesthesia , medical emergency , pregnancy , emergency medicine , actuarial science , business , population , law , damages , environmental health , finance , biology , political science , genetics
Detailed reviews of closed malpractice claims have provided insights into the most common events resulting in litigation and helped improve anesthesia care. In the past 10 years, there have been multiple safety advancements in the practice of obstetric anesthesia. We investigated the relationship among contributing factors, patient injuries, and legal outcome by analyzing a contemporary cohort of closed malpractice claims where obstetric anesthesiology was the principal defendant.