Prevalence of malpractice claims after arthroscopic shoulder surgery: analysis of 69,097 procedures from a national registry in Norway

CONCLUSIONS: Compensation claims due to patient injury following shoulder arthroscopy are rare (0.3% of patients file a claim, of which a third is accepted (0.1% of all shoulder arthroscopy patients)). The most common reason for accepted claim was infection followed by lack of indication.PMID:37853493 | PMC:PMC10585783 | DOI:10.1186/s13037-023-00378-5

Source: Patient Safety in Surgery - October 18, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Ola Midtsaether Lian Per-Henrik Randsborg Rune Bruhn Jakobsen Ida Rashida Khan Bukholm Tommy Fr øseth Aae Source Type: research