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Medicolegal Issues and the Obese Patient by Abiona Berkeley; Muhammad Ahmed; Jose Sosa-Herrera is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Medicolegal Issues and the Obese Patient about?

In the United States alone, it is estimated that 15,000–19,000 medical malpractice suits are brought against physicians each year. A retrospective analysis of malpractice claims filed in the United States from 2005 to 2009 uncovered a total of 58,667 claims against American physicians. Of those claims, 96.9% (56,850 claims) were settled with only 3.1% (1817 claims) proceeding to trial. Of those malpractice claims taken to court, obstetrical and surgical claims, as opposed to clinic-based or diagnostic claims, predominated. Although data related to unsuccessful claims which were dropped or dismissed prior to trial or in which findings were in favour of the physician have been difficult to quantify, some authors report that these may comprise as many as 50% of all filed legal malpractice actions.

Author

Abiona Berkeley; Muhammad Ahmed; Jose Sosa-Herrera

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN