Litigation Patterns in Oncologic Nephrectomies: A 30-Year Review

Medical malpractice in stress urinary incontinence management: A 30-year legal database review

“…Despite these limitations, Westlaw is the largest publicly available legal database to review malpractice claims and has been used successfully in the past for urology and gynecology litigation research. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] 5. Conclusions SUI is a common urinary issue faced by a substantial proportion of the female population and can have a significant effect on patient quality of life.…”

“…In addition, the relevance of the monetary award data is unclear, given that some states have tort reform, meaning the liability payouts are inherently restricted, whereas other states do not. Despite these limitations, Westlaw is the largest publicly available legal database to review malpractice claims and has been used successfully in the past for urology and gynecology litigation research [11–18] …”

“…Westlaw has been validated for use in medicolegal inquires across many medical subspecialties, including urology and gynecology. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] The advanced search was performed using the terms "medical malpractice" or "negligence" in combination with "stress incontinence" or "stress urinary incontinence." Additional search terms such as "mesh," "midurethral sling," "pubovaginal sling," "Burch colposuspension," "Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz bladder suspension," "Stamey bladder suspension," and "bulking agent" were investigated, but ultimately excluded, as they did not produce any new relevant case results as compared to those produced by the original search terms.…”

“…Westlaw is an online legal research service and proprietary database that publishes cases included in the public records of numerous jurisdictions. Westlaw has been validated for use in medicolegal inquires across many medical subspecialties, including urology and gynecology [11–18] …”