Mycobacterium Chimaera: Clinical and medico-legal considerations starting from a case of sudden acoustic damage.
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
/ adverse effects
Cross Infection
/ complications
Embolism
/ etiology
Equipment Contamination
Expert Testimony
/ legislation & jurisprudence
Hearing Loss, Sudden
/ etiology
Humans
Liability, Legal
Male
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous
/ complications
Sepsis
/ etiology
Cardiac surgery
Medical liability
Medico legal assessment
Mycobacterium Chimaera
Journal
Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
ISSN: 1873-4162
Titre abrégé: Leg Med (Tokyo)
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 100889186
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2020
Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
28
02
2020
revised:
16
06
2020
accepted:
29
06
2020
pubmed:
17
7
2020
medline:
6
11
2020
entrez:
17
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Mycobacterium Chimaera is a microorganism that can cause nosocomial infections particularly in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The specific case presented herein shows an original clinical presentation of the infection: sudden unilateral deafness as a result of septic embolization. Medico-legal experts appointed by the court in a civil liability dispute analyzed the case and submitted their expert opinion. This article analyzes the peculiar and innovative aspect of professional liability that can be attributed to the healthcare facility and the manufacturer of the equipment used in the operating room from a medical-legal point of view.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32673991
pii: S1344-6223(20)30081-X
doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101747
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
101747Informations de copyright
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