INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AFTER VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOPIC SURGERY IN TERMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN AUTOPSY CASE REPORT
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is considered a safe method and is commonly performed in recent years. However, as with other invasive medical procedures, some complications may be encountered during and after this procedure. Of late, medical malpractice cases have become a prominent iss...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Istanbul University Press
2024-03-01
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| Series: | İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/583A5D5BC1554760807F239DE865EC3E |
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| Summary: | Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is considered a safe method and is commonly performed in recent years. However, as with other invasive medical procedures, some complications may be encountered during and after this procedure. Of late, medical malpractice cases have become a prominent issue in the healthcare field. The case under discussion was sent to us for autopsy because of an allegation of medical malpractice. The cause of death was claimed to be an invasive procedure, namely pulmonary wedge resection with level 5 lymph node biopsy and VATS. We contribute to the literature by sharing, discussing, and evaluating our autopsy findings with forensic and medical documents. The possible complications of the procedure in question are generally known to be rare, nonfatal, minor traumas. |
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| ISSN: | 1305-6441 |