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Rhinoplasty litigation
the numbers
Peer-reviewed: Historical (peer-reviewed). Research label: Historical (peer-reviewed).
What is on record
Ong AA, Kelly A, Castillo GA, Carr MM, Sherris DA. "Characterization of Medical Malpractice Litigation After Rhinoplasty in the United States." Aesthetic Surg J 2021;41(10):1132–1138. 23 Westlaw cases 1960–2018; 20/23 (86.9%) for the surgeon; allegations: technical error 69.6%, unsatisfactory outcome 39.1%, aftercare 30.4%, consent 21.7%. (fetched)
Raggio BS et al. "Analysis of Factors Associated With Malpractice Litigation in Rhinoplasty." 2019 — median payment $127,500 (search snippet only).
Kovalerchik O et al. "Physician accountability in iatrogenic cerebrospinal fluid leak litigation." Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2013 — 55.6% defense; mean jury award $1.1M; settlements avg $966,887; 77.8% after endoscopic sinus surgery (search snippet only).
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| Outlet | Date | Read | Link |
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| Oxford Academic | Fetched | academic.oup.com | |
| SAGE Journals | Search snippet | journals.sagepub.com | |
| PubMed | Search snippet | pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |
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