Medical Malpractice Litigations Involving Infant Craniosynostosis and Deformational Plagiocephaly in the United States.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2023-03-20 DOI:10.1177/10556656231165591

Jung Ho Gong, Luke Soliman, Nikhil Sobti, Raman Mehrzad, Albert S Woo

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Abstract

Objective: To identify characteristics of malpractice litigations involving skull deformity in infants (craniosynostosis and deformational plagiocephaly).

Design: Retrospective review of all lawsuits with jury verdicts or settlements involving infant skull deformity as the primary diagnosis using the Westlaw Legal Database.

Setting: United States.

Patients, participants: Plaintiffs with skull deformity as the primary diagnosis.

Main outcome measures: Litigation outcome and indemnity payment amount.

Results: From 1990 to 2019, 9 cases involving infant skull deformity met our inclusion/exclusion criteria. Among these cases, 8 (88.9%) cases resulted in indemnity payments to plaintiffs, totaling $30,430,000. Failure to diagnose (n = 4, 44.4%) and surgical negligence (n = 3, 33.3%) were the most common reasons for litigations.

Conclusions: There were a small number of malpractice lawsuits involving infant skull deformity over three decades. When cases go to court, physicians and hospitals have a high likelihood of judgment against them, frequently resulting in high indemnity payments.

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美国涉及婴儿颅畸形和畸形头畸形的医疗事故诉讼。

摘要确定涉及婴儿颅骨畸形（颅骨发育不全和畸形性颅骨发育不良）的渎职诉讼的特点：设计：使用Westlaw法律数据库对所有陪审团裁决或和解的诉讼进行回顾性审查，主要诊断为婴儿颅骨畸形：背景：美国：患者、参与者：以颅骨畸形为主要诊断的原告：诉讼结果和赔偿金额：从 1990 年到 2019 年，有 9 起涉及婴儿颅骨畸形的案件符合我们的纳入/排除标准。在这些病例中，有 8 例（88.9%）向原告支付了赔偿金，总额达 3,043 万美元。诊断失败（4 例，44.4%）和手术疏忽（3 例，33.3%）是最常见的诉讼原因：结论：三十年来，涉及婴儿颅骨畸形的渎职诉讼为数不多。当案件诉诸法庭时，医生和医院被判决败诉的可能性很高，往往需要支付高额赔偿金。

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Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 医学-外科

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

36.40%

发文量

215

期刊介绍： The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal (CPCJ) is the premiere peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, international journal dedicated to current research on etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in all areas pertaining to craniofacial anomalies. CPCJ reports on basic science and clinical research aimed at better elucidating the pathogenesis, pathology, and optimal methods of treatment of cleft and craniofacial anomalies. The journal strives to foster communication and cooperation among professionals from all specialties.