Differing Effects of Nociception and Pain Memory on Isometric Muscle Strength in Participants With and Without a History of Injury: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Objective: The goals of this study are to establish whether mechanical pressure pain, short-term memory recall of a painful stimulus, or long-term memory of a previous painful lower limb injury alters isometric muscle strength and whether there was a difference in responses between participants with and without a previous history of injury.

Design: Fifty-nine pain-free participants (29 with previous injury and 30 without) participated in this study. Tibialis anterior isometric muscle strength was compared pre- and post-noxious mechanical stimulus with instructions to recall pain (short- and long-term).

A description of medical malpractice claims involving advanced practice providers.

Background: The number of physician assistants (PAs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), together known as advanced practice providers (APPs), has risen dramatically. The goal is identifying characteristics of paid medical malpractice claims, in which APPs are defendants.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study using Harvard's malpractice insurer's national database.

Lessons Learned From Medical Malpractice Claims Involving Critical Care Nurses.

Background: Medical malpractice data can be used to improve patient safety.

Objective: To describe the types of harm events involving nurses that lead to malpractice claims and to compare claims among intensive care units (ICUs), emergency departments, and operating rooms.

Methods: Malpractice claims closed between 2007 and 2016 were extracted from a national database.

An Examination of Medical Malpractice Claims Involving Physician Trainees.

Purpose: To identify patient-, provider-, and claim-related factors of medical malpractice claims in which physician trainees were directly involved in the harm events.

Method: The authors performed a case-control study using medical malpractice claims closed between 2012-2016 and contributed to the Comparative Benchmarking System database by teaching hospitals. Using the service extender flag, they classified claims as cases if physician trainees were directly involved in the harm events.