TY - JOUR
T1 - Legal disputes over informed consent for cosmetic procedures: a descriptive study of negligence claims and complaints in Australia
AU - Bismark, Marie M
AU - Gogos, Andrew J
AU - McCombe, David
AU - Clark, Richard
AU - Gruen, Russell Lindsay
AU - Studdert, David M
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Plastic surgeons and other doctors who perform cosmetic procedures face relatively high risks of malpractice claims and complaints. In particular, alleged problems with the consent process abound in this area, but little is known about the clinical circumstances of these cases. Method: We reviewed 481 malpractice claims and serious health care complaints resolved in Australia between 2002 and 2008 that alleged failures in the informed consent process for cosmetic and other procedures. We identified all cases involving cosmetic procedures and reviewed them in-depth. We calculated their frequency, and described the treatments, allegations, and outcomes involved.
AB - Plastic surgeons and other doctors who perform cosmetic procedures face relatively high risks of malpractice claims and complaints. In particular, alleged problems with the consent process abound in this area, but little is known about the clinical circumstances of these cases. Method: We reviewed 481 malpractice claims and serious health care complaints resolved in Australia between 2002 and 2008 that alleged failures in the informed consent process for cosmetic and other procedures. We identified all cases involving cosmetic procedures and reviewed them in-depth. We calculated their frequency, and described the treatments, allegations, and outcomes involved.
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1748681512002707#
U2 - 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.05.004
DO - 10.1016/j.bjps.2012.05.004
M3 - Article
SN - 1748-6815
VL - 65
SP - 1506
EP - 1512
JO - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
JF - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
IS - 11
ER -