The Present Legal Status Regarding the Utilization of Mechanical or Pharmacological Restraints in Psychiatric and Social-Health Settings.

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Physical restraints in nursing homes: A qualitative study with multiple stakeholders.

Aim: This study aims to understand the perceptions regarding physical restraints of the elder-care professional's stakeholders.

Design: A qualitative methodology was employed.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a convenient sample of 19 participants, which included nursing homes' managers, nurses and physicians; law, ethics, quality or patient rights' protection experts in care and public servers with responsibilities in the field.

Professional Liability in Plastic Surgery: A Change of Scenario in Medical Professional Liability in Spain.

Unlabelled: The epidemic of complaints and/or litigation, both in and out of court, for cases of alleged malpractice has increased dramatically. In Spain, claims related to plastic surgery are gaining more and more interest.

Methods: The Council of Medical Associations of Catalonia database was used to analyze claims related to plastic surgery from 1986 to 2021.

Clinical Safety Recommendations for Testicular Torsion: Analysis of 101 Claims Settled with Compensation in Spain and France.

Introduction: The study aimed to analyze testicular torsion (TT) claims settled with compensation to have data available as the basis for making recommendations to decrease clinical risk and prevent claims. TT is a urological emergency with a high rate of orchiectomy, representing one of the main reasons for urological claims.

Methods: Data were analyzed from personal majority policy and from the public sector of Catalonia (Spain), as well as data from the main medical civil liability insurance firm at healthcare centers in France in the period from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2018.

[Medico-legal aspects and professional liability of telemedicine in urology.].

Recientemente, Carrión et al. (1) publicaban un acertado análisis sobre el uso de la telemedicina (TM) en urología en el contexto de la pandemia por COVID-19. El escenario de emergencia durante la pandemia debida al SARS-CoV-2 ha propiciado un uso exponencial de la TM que ha permitido mantener el acceso y la continuidad de la atención a los pacientes y apoyar a los profesionales de primera línea, optimizando los servicios presenciales y minimizando las infecciones por transmisión del COVID-19 (2).

The Impact of Malpractice Claims on Physicians' Well-Being and Practice.

Objectives: Malpractice litigation causes extreme stress. We examine the psychological impact of malpractice claims on physicians' well-being and the consequences on patient care.

Methods: A confidential telephone survey, administered to physicians with both open and closed claims from the previous year, explored symptoms, well-being changes, needs, impairments, and practice changes.