Journal article
Litigation in Canada against anesthesiologists practicing regional anesthesia. A review of closed claims
Abstract
Purpose: To review the pattern of malpractice litigation related to regional anesthesia in Canada.Source: The Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) provided with information about all anesthesia claims that closed in the years 1990–1997.Principal Findings: In the period 1990–97 there were 7,909 closed legal actions involving all CMPA members (56,000). Of these, there were 310 cases involving anesthesiologists, of which 61 cases …
Authors
Peng PWH; Smedstad KG
Journal
Journal canadien d'anesthésie, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 105–112
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2 2000
DOI
10.1007/bf03018844
ISSN
0832-610X