Patel Ankit M, Still Thomas E, Vaughan Winston
ENT Surgical Consultants, 2201 Glenwood Avenue, Joliet, IL 60435, USA.
Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2010 Aug;43(4):905-14. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.04.014.
Endoscopic sinus surgery is one of the most litigated areas in otolaryngology. Physicians typically receive little education regarding medicolegal issues during training and may find themselves in an unfamiliar territory during litigation. This article reviews the scope of the problem and provides strategies to improve patient care and mitigate medicolegal risk in endoscopic sinus surgery.
内镜鼻窦手术是耳鼻喉科中诉讼最多的领域之一。医生在培训期间通常很少接受关于法医学问题的教育,在诉讼过程中可能会发现自己处于一个陌生的领域。本文回顾了该问题的范围,并提供了改善患者护理和降低内镜鼻窦手术中法医学风险的策略。