Medical Malpractice Litigation in Non–Mesh-Related Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery: An Analysis of 91 Cases

Conclusion The leading allegation of malpractice litigations for nonmesh POP surgery is negligence of surgery, whereas the most common complication was urinary tract injury. A verdict in favor of the physician defendant was the most likely outcome. Plaintiff awards and settlements were not statistically different with no variation by region or time.
Source: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery - Category: OBGYN Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research