June 4, 2019
Improving Infection Control Practices Related to Anesthesia Care in the OR
New recommendations aim to improve patient safety by establishing infection control practices specific to OR anesthesia care.
December 5, 2018
MLMIC to Participate in 72nd PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology
As a supporter of the 72nd PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology December 7-11, 2018, MLMIC will have an exhibit (Booth 107) and deliver a talk on legal challenges and malpractice trends specific to anesthesiologists.
January 26, 2018
JAMA Study Shows Opportunity to Improve Patient Handovers During Anesthesia Care
Recent study shows an association between complete handover of anesthesia care of a patient from one anesthesiologist to another and adverse postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing major surgery.
February 25, 2016
Negligent Spinal Surgery Leads to Paralysis and Hospital Liability
MLMIC’s most recent Case Review (Winter 2016) contains a perspective on a case with both a catastrophic outcome and serious legal and risk management deficits. The case study – involving paralysis from spinal surgery – highlights not only clear and continuous lack of communication between a variety of providers but also several failures of documentation.
October 22, 2015
Proper Use and Supervision of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Physicians must be aware of both the restrictions on scope of practice for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and their own responsibilities and liabilities in supervising CRNAs.