The Legal Doctrine on the Liability of Physicians in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Involving Complex Regional Pain Syndromeopen access
- Authors
- Shin, SuHwan; Jang, Seung Gyeong; Min, KyeongTae; Lee, Won; Kim, So Yoon
- Issue Date
- Feb-2018
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Keywords
- Complex Regional Pain Syndromes; Malpractice; Jurisprudence
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, v.33, no.9
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
- Volume
- 33
- Number
- 9
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/63909
- DOI
- 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e46
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
1598-6357
- Abstract
- Background: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) involves severe pain and it is difficult to identify the exact cause or pathogenesis. Therefore, there are controversies regarding legal issues related to the establishment of damage in medical malpractice lawsuits involving CRPS. This study aimed to analyze malpractice lawsuits involving CRPS, which occurred after the disputed medical treatment, to provide information on the courts' opinion and characteristics of the cases. Methods: This study analyzed 23 lawsuit judgments involving CRPS that were sentenced from 2005 to 2015. Results: A total of 12 of the 23 cases were partially ruled in favor of the plaintiff. The average amount (KRW) claimed was 470,638,385 +/- 860,634,092 (21,000,000 to 4,020,000,000), and that awarded was 72,906,843 +/- 53,389,367 (15,000,000 to 181,080,803). Sixteen of the 23 cases had CRPS type I. In 11 of 23 cases, the site of the pain was located in the lower limb and in 14 cases there was no presence of trauma or event prior to medical treatment. Conclusion: Nerve injury was the most frequent reason for taking responsibility in compensating damage in malpractice cases involving CRPS. Physicians should consider various possibilities of such complications in medical practices. It is important to identify and improve areas which need to be improved for patient safety through analyzing the lawsuit judgment cases.
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