Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration in a Medicolegal Context
As well as being vital to sustaining life, food and drink have important psychological, social and cultural significance. However, elderly patients, who often have complex medical needs, may develop difficulties with eating and drinking due…
Categories : Articles, Intensive care
Read more The medicolegal challenges of liposuction
Suction-assisted lipectomy, otherwise known as liposuction, is a procedure in which adipose tissue is removed from subcutaneous spaces through a cannula, with the aim of achieving a more desirable body contour. The popularity of the…
Categories : Articles, Plastic Surgery
Read more Correcting facial deformities - a medicolegal perspective
Facial deformities may occur due to congenital abnormalities or as a result of trauma or disease, and most have their origin in the bony structures of the face, but can also affect the soft tissue…
Categories : Articles, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Read more The Medicolegal Challenges of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
Aortic aneurysms, which are balloon-like bulges in the blood vessels, can occur at any point along the length of the aorta. As blood pumps through the aneurysm, the pressure can cause the layers of the…
Categories : Articles, Vascular Surgery
Read more The medicolegal challenges of delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
Delirium is a form of acute brain dysfunction, defined by acute disturbances in attention, awareness or cognition, that develops over hours or days and cannot be explained by an alternative diagnosis or comatose state. Patients…
Categories : Articles, Intensive care
Read more A medicolegal perspective on spinal interventions in pain medicine
Back pain affects up to 80% of the population at some point during their lifetime and is one of the commonest reasons to visit the GP. Many patients make a full recovery within a few…
Read more Consultant Vascular Surgeon joins the team
We are pleased to announce that Mr Harpaul (Paul) Flora, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, has joined the Medicolegal Partners team. Mr Flora is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at St Barts and Royal London NHS Trust a…
Categories : Vascular Surgery
Read more A Medicolegal Perspective on the Surgical Management of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is one of the most complex in the human body and has a unique range of movement. This is made possible by the articular disc, which lies between the two main…
Categories : Articles, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Read more The medicolegal implications of catheter-related bloodstream infections
Catheters are used almost universally in the intensive care unit (ICU) and are an essential tool in the care of critically ill patients. They allow the intravenous administration of both medication and fluid resuscitation, along…
Categories : Articles, Intensive care
Read more A medicolegal perspective on dental implants and bone grafting
For patients with missing teeth, dental implants offer an effective replacement, and the results of the procedure are generally very predictable and successful. Despite this, some dental implants do fail, at a rate of around…
Categories : Articles, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Read more Our Expert
Dr Martin Stotz is a Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia at St Mary’s Hospital in London, where he leads a multi-disciplinary team. For the past 18 months Dr Stotz has been working within Intensive Care treating patients with COVID-19.
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