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Medicolegal Cases in Bariatric Surgery in the United Kingdom
Purpose of reviewTo evaluate the current state of bariatric medicolegal activity and explore the reasons of litigation in bariatric surgery. The...
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Arthroscopy in India Through the Medicolegal Lens: A Comprehensive Review
IntroductionWith the increasing number of Arthroscopic surgeries, comes with it, the undesirable problem of litigation associated with it....
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Ethical & Medicolegal Issues in Otology
ENT professionals are facing the heat of raised number of malpractice complaints against them. Some of them have a direct impact on surgeon’s career...
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“Rule out appendicitis”: a Canadian emergency radiology perspective on medicolegal risks, imaging pitfalls, and strategies to improve care
We provide a unique Canadian perspective on the medicolegal risks associated with imaging acute appendicitis, incorporating data requested from the...
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Medicolegal considerations associated with cancer during pregnancy
The management of pregnant patients with cancer is complex and requires a multidisciplinary team to effectively diagnose, stage, and manage the...
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Telemedicine practice among Egyptian urologists: knowledge, attitude, and medicolegal concerns
BackgroundThe usage and implementation of telemedicine by urologists to diagnose, treat, mentor, and prevent diseases have grown worldwide. Numerous...
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Simplified COI barcoding of blow, flesh, and scuttle flies encountered in medicolegal investigations
Accurate insect identification is critical to the estimation of time of colonization (TOC) and post-mortem interval (PMI) in medicolegal death...
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Experience of obstetricians and gynecologists in the management of medicolegal cases in Egypt
BackgroundObstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) is concerned with both fetal and maternal wellbeing with doubled professional responsibilities. Also,...
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A novel conservative technique to allow oral opening and overcome rigor mortis during medicolegal autopsy
This study presents a novel conservative technique to increase oral opening and overcome rigor mortis during medicolegal autopsy (MLA). The method...
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Medicolegal aspect of loss of smell and olfactory event-related potentials
BackgroundIt is not straightforward to objectively evaluate the olfactory dysfunction that occurs following forensic incidents. The olfactory...
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The relevance of knee arthroscopy photographs in medicolegal proceedings
PurposeWhether photographs included in the operative report of knee arthroscopies can make the surgeon liable in the event of a legal investigation...
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Cannibalism—overview and medicolegal issues
Cannibalism, the consumption of another by an individual of the same species, is a widespread practice amongst many animal groups. Human cannibalism...
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Financial and medicolegal implications of focused/fast abdominopelvic MRI exams
PurposeAbbreviated MRI offers significant advantages in terms of MRI throughput, patient tolerance and expediency, and is being utilized for a...
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Respiratory viruses in medicolegal autopsies during the winter season 2021/2022: observations after reduction of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic restrictions
In the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, measures were taken to protect the population from infection. These were almost...
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Tortures alleged by migrants in Italy: compatibility and other medicolegal challenges
BackgroundIllegal immigration to Europe is a well-known phenomenon whose numbers are being steadily increasing in recent years. Most of the...
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Bone finds and their medicolegal examination: a study from Hesse, Germany
Bones found by chance can be of great criminal or historical interest. The nature of their appraisal depends on the individual case, the locally...
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Post-void bladder ultrasound in suspected cauda equina syndrome—data from medicolegal cases and relevance to magnetic resonance imaging scanning
ObjectivePost-void residual (PVR) scans of less than 200 ml are increasingly being used to rule out the likelihood of cauda equina syndrome (CES) and...
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Anesthesiology airway-related medicolegal cases from the Canadian Medical Protection Association
PurposeWe analyzed closed civil legal cases in 2007-2016 from the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) involving specialist...
