Medico-legal Closed Case Trends in Canadian Plastic Surgery: A Retrospective Descriptive Study.

ABSTRACT: To enhance patient safety and prevent medico-legal complaints, we need to understand current trends and impacts. We aimed to characterize Canadian plastic surgery medico-legal patterns in many dimensions.

Method

This retrospective descriptive analysis of Canadian Medical Protective Association data between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2017 included closed regulatory body complaints and civil-legal actions involving plastic surgeons. We excluded class action legal cases and hospital complaints. We collected data on patient allegations, procedure types, healthcare-related patient harms, and peer expert criticisms. The primary outcome of interest was physician medico-legal outcome.

Results

We found 414 cases that met the inclusion criteria: 253 (61.1%) cases involved cosmeti

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367055 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature