2017 HSC Section 2 - Practice Management

Original Investigation Research

Lasers and Malpractice

4 . Jena AB, Seabury S, Lakdawalla D, Chandra A. Malpractice risk according to physician specialty. N Engl J Med . 2011;365(7):629-636. 5 . Seabury SA, Chandra A, Lakdawalla DN, Jena AB. On average, physicians spend nearly 11 percent of their 40-year careers with an open, unresolved malpractice claim. Health Aff (Millwood) . 2013;32(1): 111-119. 6 . Hertz BT, Arthurs J. Malpractice rates plateauing: the only thing to fear may be fear itself. Med Econ . 2011;88(22):24-25, 28-29, 32. 7 . Leflar RB. Medical malpractice reformmeasures and their effects. Chest . 2013;144(1):306-318. 8 . Hermer LD, Brody H. Defensive medicine, cost containment, and reform. J Gen Intern Med . 2010; 25(5):470-473. 9 . Litvin SG. An overview of medical malpractice litigation and the perceived crisis. Clin Orthop Relat Res . 2005;(433):8-14. 10 . Nahed BV, Babu MA, Smith TR, Heary RF. Malpractice liability and defensive medicine: a national survey of neurosurgeons. PLoS One . 2012;7(6):e39237. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039237. 11 . Jalian HR, Jalian CA, AvramMM. Common causes of injury and legal action in laser surgery. JAMA Dermatol . 2013;149(2):188-193. 12 . Benninger MS. Laser surgery for nodules and other benign laryngeal lesions. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2009;17(6):440-444. 13 . Zeitels SM, Burns JA. Office-based laryngeal laser surgery with the 532-nm pulsed-potassium- titanyl-phosphate laser. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2007;15(6):394-400. 14 . Madani M. Laser assisted uvulopalatopharyngo- plasty (LA-UPPP) for the treatment of snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea. Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am . 2007;15(2):129-137. 15 . Littner M, Kushida CA, Hartse K, et al. Practice parameters for the use of laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty: an update for 2000. Sleep . 2001;24(5):603-619. 16 . Jones N. Lasers in rhinology. J Laryngol Otol . 2000;114(11):824-826. 17 . Lippert BM, Werner JA. CO2 laser surgery of hypertrophied inferior turbinates. Rhinology . 1997; 35(1):33-36. 18 . Soh KB. Laser technology in research, diagnosis and therapy in rhinology. Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci . 1996;21(2):102-105. 19 . Ossoff RH, Coleman JA, Courey MS, Duncavage JA, Werkhaven JA, Reinisch L. Clinical applications of lasers in otolaryngology—head and neck surgery. Lasers Surg Med . 1994;15(3):217-248. 20 . Stucken EZ, Brown KD, Selesnick SH. The use of KTP laser in revision stapedectomy. Otol Neurotol . 2012;33(8):1297-1299. 21 . Svider PF, Sunaryo PL, Keeley BR, Kovalerchik O, Mauro AC, Eloy JA. Characterizing liability for cranial nerve injuries: a detailed analysis of 209malpractice trials. Laryngoscope . 2013;123(5):1156-1162. 22 . Nash JJ, Nash AG, Leach ME, Poetker DM. Medical malpractice and corticosteroid use. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2011;144(1):10-15. 23 . Reilly BK, Horn GM, Sewell RK. Hearing loss resulting in malpractice litigation: what physicians need to know. Laryngoscope . 2012;123(1):112-117.

24 . Lydiatt DD. Medical malpractice and facial nerve paralysis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2003;129(1):50-53. 25 . Hong SS, Yheulon CG, Sniezek JC. Salivary gland surgery and medical malpractice. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2013;148(4):589-594. 26 . Bhatt A, Safdar A, Chaudhari D, et al. Medicolegal considerations with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in stroke: a systematic review. Stroke Res Treat . 2013;2013:562564. doi:10 .1155/2013/562564. 27 . Lekovic GP, Harrington TR. Litigation of missed cervical spine injuries in patients presenting with blunt traumatic injury. Neurosurgery . 2007;60(3): 516-523. 28 . Mitnick JS, Vazquez MF, Kronovet SZ, Roses DF. Malpractice litigation involving patients with carcinoma of the breast. J Am Coll Surg . 1995;181(4): 315-321. 29 . Frank-Stromborg M, Ganschow JR. Legal issues in the early detection and monitoring of cancer. Semin Oncol Nurs . 2002;18(2):128-134. 30 . Morris LG, Ziff DJ, DeLacure MD. Malpractice litigation after surgical injury of the spinal accessory nerve: an evidence-based analysis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2008;134(1):102-107. 31 . Clayton EW, Haga S, Kuszler P, Bane E, Shutske K, Burke W. Managing incidental genomic findings: legal obligations of clinicians. Genet Med . 2013;15 (8):624-629. 32 . Wegman B, Stannard JP, Bal BS. Medical liability of the physician in training. Clin Orthop Relat Res . 2012;470(5):1379-1385. 33 . Blaivas M, Pawl R. Analysis of lawsuits filed against emergency physicians for point-of-care emergency ultrasound examination performance and interpretation over a 20-year period. Am J Emerg Med . 2012;30(2):338-341. 34 . Khan MN, Blake DM, Vazquez A, Setzen M, Baredes S, Eloy JA. Epistaxis: the factors involved in determining medicolegal liability. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol . 2014;4(1):76-81. 35 . Blake DM, Svider PF, Carniol ET, Mauro AC, Eloy JA, Jyung RW. Malpractice in otology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2013;149(4):554-561. 36 . Choudhry AJ, Anandalwar SP, Choudhry AJ, et al. Uncovering malpractice in appendectomies: a review of 234 cases. J Gastrointest Surg . 2013;17 (10):1796-1803. 37 . Eloy JA, Svider PF, D'Aguillo CM, Baredes S, Setzen M, Folbe AJ. Image-guidance in endoscopic sinus surgery: is it associated with decreased medicolegal liability? Int Forum Allergy Rhinol . 2013; 3(12):980-985. 38 . Eloy JA, Svider PF, Folbe AJ, Couldwell WT, Liu JK. Comparison of plaintiff and defendant expert witness qualification inmalpractice litigation in neurologicalsurgery. JNeurosurg .2014;120(1):185-190. 39 . Eloy JA, Svider PF, Patel D, Setzen M, Baredes S. Comparison of plaintiff and defendant expert witness qualification in malpractice litigation in otolaryngology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2013; 148(5):764-769. 40 . Eloy JA, Svider PF, Patel D, Setzen M, Baredes S. In response to “comparison of plaintiff and

defendant expert witness qualification in malpractice litigation in otolaryngology.”

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2013;149(4):649-650. 41 . Svider PF, Blake DM, Husain Q, et al. In the eyes of the law: malpractice litigation in oculoplastic surgery. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg . 2014;30(2): 119-123. 42 . Svider PF, Blake DM, Sahni KP, et al. Meningitis and legal liability: an otolaryngology perspective. Am J Otolaryngol . 2014;35(2):198-203. 43 . Svider PF, Husain Q, Kovalerchik O, et al. Determining legal responsibility in otolaryngology: a review of 44 trials since 2008. Am J Otolaryngol . 2013;34(6):699-705. 44 . Svider PF, Keeley BR, Zumba O, Mauro AC, Setzen M, Eloy JA. From the operating room to the courtroom: a comprehensive characterization of litigation related to facial plastic surgery procedures. Laryngoscope . 2013;123(8):1849-1853. 45 . Svider PF, Kovalerchik O, Mauro AC, Baredes S, Eloy JA. Legal liability in iatrogenic orbital injury. Laryngoscope . 2013;123(9):2099-2103. 46 . Svider PF, Pashkova AA, Folbe AJ, et al. Obstructive sleep apnea: strategies for minimizing liability and enhancing patient safety. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2013;149(6):947-953. 47 . Svider PF, Pashkova AA, Husain Q, et al. Determination of legal responsibility in iatrogenic tracheal and laryngeal stenosis. Laryngoscope . 2013;123(7):1754-1758. 48 . Svider PF, Pashkova AA, Vidal GP, Mauro AC, Eloy JA, Chokshi RJ. Esophageal perforation and rupture: a comprehensive medicolegal examination of 59 jury verdicts and settlements. J Gastrointest Surg . 2013;17(10):1732-1738. 49 . Korman JB, Jalian HR, AvramMM. Analysis of botulinum toxin products and litigation in the United States. Dermatol Surg . 2013;39(11):1587-1596. 50 . Jalian HR, Jalian CA, AvramMM. Increased risk of litigation associated with laser surgery by nonphysician operators. JAMA Dermatol . 2013. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.7117. 51 . Lippert BM, Werner JA. Long-term results after laser turbinectomy. Lasers Surg Med . 1998;22(2): 126-134. 52 . Fedok FG, Garritano F, Portela A. Cutaneous lasers. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am . 2013;21(1): 95-110. 53 . Carniol PJ, Meshkov L, Grunebaum LD. Laser treatment of facial scars. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2011;19(4):283-288. 54 . Oliaei S, Nelson JS, Fitzpatrick R, Wong BJ. Laser treatment of scars. Facial Plast Surg . 2012;28 (5):518-524. 55 . Patel AJ, Morrison CM. Opportunities to reduce plastic surgery claims through an analysis of complaints data. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg . 2013;66(4):455-459. 56 . Walters AL, Dacey KT, Zemlyak AY, Lincourt AE, Heniford BT. Medical malpractice and hernia repair: an analysis of case law. J Surg Res . 2013;180(2): 196-200. 57 . Lydiatt DD. Medical malpractice and head and neck cancer. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2004;12(2):71-75.

JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery July/August 2014 Volume 16, Number 4

jamafacialplasticsurgery.com

Copyright 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

202