Background Understanding relationships between individual-level demographic,
socioeconomic status (SES) and US opioid fatalities can inform interventions in response to …

Background Health care complaints are an underutilized resource for quality and safety
improvement. Most research on health care complaints is focused on secondary care …

Abstract Purpose of Review In the present investigation, current literature on the relationship
between substance abuse and pain is evaluated in order to improve clinical management …

Study objective The aim of this study is to provide a contemporary medicolegal analysis of
claims brought against anesthesiologists in the United States for events occurring in the post …

BACKGROUND: Closed malpractice claim studies allow a review of rare but often severe
complications, yielding useful insight into improving patient safety and decreasing …

Background: Closed malpractice claims can provide insight into low-frequency adverse
events in many areas of perioperative and chronic pain care. Over the last decade, there …

Study objective To provide an analysis of closed malpractice claims brought against
anesthesiologists for positioning-related perioperative nerve injury (PRPNI). Design In this …

It is the obligation of all veterinarians to minimize pain and suffering in patients under their
care. 1 This obligation is even greater for those veterinary personnel who strive to care for …

Objectives. Provide a framework for comprehensive pain evaluation and individualized
multimodal treatment. Improve quality of life and function in patients experiencing pain, while …

There are currently more than 10,000 closed claims within the ACCP database. Each claim
consists of standardized summaries of each case, including patient information, surgical …