A Five-Year Survey for Plastic Surgery Malpractice Claims in Rome, Italy

Conclusions: Our data confirm that the analyzed branch has a high litigation rate, with a prevalence of convictions for cosmetic procedures over reconstructive ones, both for malpractice and for violation of the informed consent. Plastic surgery is also confirmed among those branches in which the professionals are more frequently sued compared to health institutions.PMID:34205015 | PMC:PMC8230183 | DOI:10.3390/medicina57060571

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - July 2, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Alessandro Feola Chiara Minotti Daniela Marchetti Marco Caricato Gabriella Teresa Capolupo Luigi Tonino Marsella Giuseppe La Monaca Source Type: research