Emergency Department and Urgent Care Medical Malpractice Claims 2001–15

Judicialização dos eventos adversos na assistência à saúde no Brasil: uma revisão integrativa

“…No que tange aos eventos adversos mais judicializados, destacam-se as infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde (IRAS) e problemas relacionados à cirurgia. Esse resultado corrobora com a literatura nacional e internacional (30,31) que abordam a temática de eventos adversos na perspectiva de pacientes e familiares.…”

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine

“…18,19 While TXA has traditionally been used via the oral, intaravenous (IV) and topical route, the past decade has seen the exploration of aerosolized application of TXA to anatomically sequestered areas such as the lungs and posterior nasal cavity. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] It has been hypothesized that TXA may be particularly effective for management of oropharyngeal bleeding because of the relatively high concentration of plasminogen and low concentration of intrinsic plasminogen inhibitors found in saliva. 4,22 Aerosolization of the drug may also provide key advantages including the ability to reach anatomically sequestered sites and perhaps allow for better delivery of sufficient drug concentrations to the active site of bleeding when compared to other routes of administration.…”

“…26 Heymer and colleagues described an alternative method of local application of TXA for management of posterior nasal bleeding via mucosal atomizer device, in lieu of posterior nasal packing. 24 They propose a dose of 200 mg (2 mL) of TXA applied into the affected nostril using a commercially available mucosal atomizer and suggest a repeat dose if bleeding persists after three minutes following the initial application.…”

Let’s Be Honest: These Medical Malpractice Cases Were a Pain in the Back

“…There was an average of $4,291,400 awarded to the plaintiff compared to $816,909 in all of emergency medicine plaintiff awards. 4,22 Previous studies have shown that a delay in the diagnosis, delay in treatment, and presence of neurologic complications are all associated with a significant increase in plaintiff awards. 4 After assimilating the above information, it is clear why the first two cases above were successfully litigated.…”