Access Three Complimentary Analyses to Help Reduce Patient Harm and Malpractice Exposure
Each month in 2026, our Malpractice Risk Review will focus on a different medical specialty, providing targeted insights from malpractice claims to support patient safety and risk management efforts.
Understanding malpractice risk in otolaryngology requires examining both how patient harm occurs and why negligence allegations arise. This Malpractice Risk Review brings together three in-depth analyses:
- Contributing factors to patient harm: Identifies common drivers of otolaryngology malpractice claims, including technical skill deficiencies and communication and documentation issues.
- Negligence allegations: Examines the root causes of malpractice claims across the surgical process to help clinicians and staff proactively identify and address risk.
- Case summary for wrong-side sinus surgery: Reviews a wrong-side maxillary sinus procedure resulting in permanent vision loss, underscoring the critical importance of surgical site verification and Universal Protocol compliance.
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