Propofol abuse among healthcare workers: an analysis of criminal cases using the database of the Supreme Court of South Korea's judgments.

Background: Due to its abuse potential, propofol has been classified as a controlled substance since February 2011 in South Korea. Healthcare workers are exposed to propofol abuse considering their easy access to this substance in hospitals. Therefore, we aimed to investigate propofol abuse among healthcare workers through the database of the Supreme Court in South Korea.

An Analysis of Judicial Cases Concerning Analgesic-Related Medication Errors in the Republic of Korea.

Objectives: Analgesic-related medication errors can be a threat to patient safety. This study aimed to identify and describe medication errors that can cause serious adverse drug events (ADEs) related to analgesic use.

Methods: This retrospective, observational, medicolegal study analyzed closed cases concerning complications induced by medication errors involving 3 commonly used analgesics: opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and acetaminophen (AAP).

Medical malpractice related to dialysis and vascular access: An analysis of lawsuit judgements in South Korea.

Background: Hemodialysis is a life-saving renal replacement treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease, but various complications occur during hemodialysis and associated procedures. This study was conducted to analyze the specific characteristics of hemodialysis-related complications and malpractice that have led to legal disputes.

Methods: Judgments from cases litigated between 1991 and 2019 due to complications related to hemodialysis or vascular access were analyzed using the database of the Korean Supreme Court Judgment System.

Medico-legal implications for the colon perforation during colonoscopy.

Colon perforation is the most serious complication of colonoscopy, and tends to be considered as malpractice. The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics and causes of medical accidents by analyzing lawsuit cases on colon perforation during colonoscopy. We collected judgment results that were ruled from 2005 to 2015 using the keyword 'colonoscopy' in the 'Korea's Written Judgment Public Reading System' of the Supreme Court, and extracted the cases of colon perforation.

Analysis of endotracheal intubation-related judicial precedents in South Korea.

Background: Medical malpractice during endotracheal intubation can result in catastrophic complications. However, there are no reports on these severe complications in South Korea. We aimed to investigate the severe complications associated with endotracheal intubation occurring in South Korea, via medicolegal analysis.

Medicolegal implications from litigations involving necrotizing fasciitis.

Purpose: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is one of the most severe healthcare-associated infections. Early diagnosis of NF is difficult because of nonspecific signs and symptoms in the early stage. NF often presents with risks of medicolegal disputes.

Medicolegal Consideration to Prevent Medical Malpractice Regarding Opioid Administration: An Analysis of Judicial Opinion in South Korea.

Purpose: Although the use of opioids is increasing in South Korea, there have been no studies on the serious complications caused by the opioids. The aim of this study was to investigate the rare but serious complications through medicolegal analysis.

Materials And Methods: From January 1994 to December 2019, we retrospectively reviewed the closed cases of lawsuits involving the complications of opioids using the database of judgments of the Supreme Court of Korea.

Analysis of judicial precedent cases regarding epidural injection in chronic pain management in Republic of Korea.

Background: Although there is a low incidence of complications associated with epidural injections, pain physicians should still remain vigilant for potentially serious adverse outcomes. This study aimed to identify and describe the major complications of epidural injections.

Methods: This retrospective, observational, medicolegal study analyzed closed cases of precedents involving complications of epidural injections from January 1997 to August 2019 using the database of the Supreme Court of Korea's judgement system.

Analysis of acne-related judicial precedents from 1997 to 2018 in South Korea.

Medicolegal disputes are increasing in practical medicine. Medications or procedures related to acne could lead to medical malpractice. This study analyzed medical litigation associated with acne in South Korea.

Prevention of medical malpractice and disputes through analysis of lawsuits related to coronary angiography and intervention.

Background/aims: Possible fatal complications arising from coronary angiography (CAG), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and coronary artery disease itself, are likely to cause medical disputes. Presenting the current status and reasons for judgments given in lawsuits related to CAG/PCI, this study aimed to identify ways to prevent unnecessary disputes and medical malpractice suits related to CAG/PCI through lawsuit analysis.

Methods: A total of 13 cases (20 judgments) found in the Supreme Court of Korea's Written Judgment Management System from 1998 to 2017 were analyzed.

Analysis of Judicial Precedents Cases Regarding Skin Cancer from 1997 to 2017 in Republic of Korea.

Background: Both medical disputes and the incidence of skin cancer are increasing in Korea.

Objective: The aim of this study was to figure out the medical litigation related to skin cancer and propose a method to prevent the medical disputes.

Methods: Skin cancer-related judgments were searched by The Supreme Court of Korea's Written Judgment Management System based on the keywords for skin cancer.

The Legal Doctrine on the Liability of Physicians in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Involving Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

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.

Analysis of closed medical litigation in urology.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to provide a descriptive understanding of the characteristics of malpractice litigation related to urology by examining court cases.

Materials And Methods: A total of 6,074 court cases related to medical malpractice litigation filed between 2005 and 2010 were received from the Lower Courts, the Appellate Courts, and the Supreme Court of Korea. Of the received cases, 34 urology-related civil proceedings were analyzed.

The Outcome of Multiple Slit on Plaque with Plication Technique for the Treatment of Peyronie's Disease.

Purpose: To evaluate the postoperative outcome of the multiple slit on plaque plication technique for the treatment of Peyronie's disease.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 22 patients who underwent plaque incision with penile plication for the surgical treatment of Peyronie's disease, who had failed medical treatment between 2009 and 2014. Patients were grouped by preoperative degree of penile curvature into Group I: mild (n=5, 22.

Defining the degree of intravesical prostatic protrusion in association with bladder outlet obstruction.

Purpose: The present study was done to define the degree of intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) causing bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)/lower urinary tract symptoms.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 239 patients with BPH, analyzing age, IPP, prostate volume, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and the results from a pressure-flow study. Urethral resistance was quantified by using the BOO index (BOOI), according to the formula BOOI=PdetQmax-2×Qmax (where Pdet is detrusor pressure at the peak flow rate and Qmax is peak flow rate).

Factors affecting transient urinary retention after transobturator tape mid-urethral sling surgery for female patients with stress urinary incontinence: a single center experience.

Objective: To identify the incidence and potential risk factors affecting postoperative transient urinary retention (TR) with transobturator tape (TOT) mid-urethral sling surgery for female patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Study Design: We reviewed the medical records of 305 patients with SUI who underwent the TOT procedure. Postoperative TR was defined as follows: (1) patients had still voiding difficulty after removing the Foley catheter postoperatively and (2) straining pattern of postoperative voiding with the post-void residual urine volume (PVR) larger than 100mL during 1st or 2nd trial of self-voiding and (3) these voiding problems are resolved within 48 h without any special treatment.