A Medicolegal Perspective on Arterial Injury Following Joint Replacement
Arterial injury is an extremely rare consequence of joint replacement surgery. Estimates of its incidence range from 0.03–0.67%, with the average being around 0.25%. Therefore, many surgeons will only experience a handful of cases during…
Categories : Articles, Vascular Surgery
Read more The Medicolegal Challenges of Assessing Prognosis and Degree of Disability
Once causation has been established in a medical negligence or personal injury case, the amount of compensation awarded to the claimant is dependent upon the injuries suffered and the long-term effects of these injuries on…
Read more Chronic primary pain: what is it and what are the medicolegal challenges?
Primary pain is defined as pain that occurs in the absence of, or is disproportionate to, any clearly defined injury or underlying condition. It is deemed chronic when it persists for three months or more.…
Read more Medicolegal Issues Surrounding the Correction of Congenital Abnormalities
In around 2–3% of pregnancies, the resulting infant is born with a congenital abnormality. The impact of these can be significant: worldwide, over 400,000 children, from new-borns to 5 years of age, die annually due…
Categories : Articles, Plastic Surgery
Read more A Medicolegal Perspective on the Choice of Bone Graft Material for Dental Implants
Dental implants are now commonly used in patients with missing teeth, giving both functional and aesthetic improvements. However, loss of one or more teeth can lead to resorption of the alveolar ridge, particularly when the…
Categories : Articles, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Read more Webinar: Complications arising from pelvic mesh surgery and the medicolegal challenges
Dr Ivan Ramos-Galvez, Consultant in Pain Medicine and highly experienced expert witness, will be hosting a webinar about complications arising from pelvic mesh surgery on Thursday 23rd May at 10-11am. Join Dr Ramos-Galvez for an…
Read more A medicolegal perspective on the treatment of varicose veins
Varicose veins are superficial blood vessels, most commonly in the lower extremities, that have become abnormally enlarged and convoluted, normally as a result of defective valves, which allow blood to flow in the reverse direction. They…
Categories : Articles, Vascular Surgery
Read more The Medicolegal Challenges of Chronic Post-Surgical Pain
Surgical intervention may be required in the treatment of many illnesses and injuries. While many patients recover completely and consider surgery extremely beneficial, a significant proportion go on to develop chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) (1-5). Chronic…
Read more The Medicolegal Implications of Advance Directives in Intensive Care
An advance directive, or living will, is a statement of instructions regarding future treatment options, including the right to refuse treatment, in the case of incapacitating illness which renders the patient unable to make decisions.…
Categories : Articles, Intensive care
Read more The Medicolegal Challenges of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts
Although percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is viewed as a less invasive treatment, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is now accepted as a highly effective solution to obstructive disease of the coronary arteries in certain patients.…
Categories : Articles, Cardiac Surgery
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