Publications by authors named "D Ziff"
Characteristics and outcomes of malpractice claims after tonsillectomy.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
March 2008
Objective: To characterize the background and outcomes of tonsillectomy malpractice claims.
Methods: Review of 69 New York State insurance claims (Part I) and 87 national court trials (Part II) alleging injury after tonsillectomy.
Results: Part I.
Malpractice litigation after surgical injury of the spinal accessory nerve: an evidence-based analysis.
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2008
Objective: To review the background, case characteristics, and outcomes of malpractice litigation resulting from surgical injury of the spinal accessory nerve.
Design: Retrospective review of indemnity insurance cases (part 1) and court trials (part 2) between January 1, 1985, and January 1, 2007. In part 1, records of the Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company identified 41 lawsuits in New York State; part 2 was a review of a national legal database (WestLaw) that identified 81 court trials.