Medical malpractice and brachytherapy.
Brachytherapy
Malpractice
Medical
Oncology
Radiation
Journal
Brachytherapy
ISSN: 1873-1449
Titre abrégé: Brachytherapy
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101137600
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
22
05
2020
revised:
12
07
2020
accepted:
13
07
2020
pubmed:
6
9
2020
medline:
3
11
2021
entrez:
5
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
On average, physicians spend 10 years embroiled in malpractice litigation, exacerbating burnout and depression. Only a limited number of studies regarding medical malpractice in radiation oncology have been published, mostly in the last few years. We undertook this review with the goal of looking specifically at brachytherapy-related medical malpractice literature. We used the PubMed search engine using the terms radiation oncology medical malpractice. The search yielded 34 references published between 1988 and 2019. The incidence of radiation oncology malpractice claims was roughly similar to other specialties, with fairly typical payouts of $100,000-$200,000. Consistent with overall national medical malpractice statistics, a trend toward lesser numbers of radiation oncology claims from 1985 through 2017 has occurred. Medical malpractice data related specifically to brachytherapy are very, very limited. No author has provided sufficient details regarding precisely what leads to brachytherapy malpractice cases. Hopefully, the recent spate of publications will segue into a more concerted effort to provide practitioners with detailed actionable descriptions of events leading to malpractice allegations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32888853
pii: S1538-4721(20)30149-5
doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2020.07.012
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
950-955Informations de copyright
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