"Malpractice" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Failure of a professional person, a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D008318
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.583.524 N03.706.535.606
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Malpractice" by people in this website by year, and whether "Malpractice" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malpractice" by people in Profiles.
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Jeng F, Bonnell AC, O'Neil EC, Mehran NA, Kolomeyer NN, Brucker AJ, Kolomeyer AM. VISION-RELATED MALPRACTICE INVOLVING PRISONERS: Analysis of the Westlaw Database. Retina. 2022 04 01; 42(4):816-821.
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Justin GA, Woreta FA, Colyer MH, Auran JD, Pelton RW, Rapuano CJ, Menke AM. Ophthalmic Trauma Malpractice in the Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company Database. Eye (Lond). 2023 01; 37(1):109-119.
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Glerum KM, Selbst SM, Parikh PD, Zonfrillo MR. Pediatric Malpractice Claims in the Emergency Department and Urgent Care Settings From 2001 to 2015. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Jul 01; 37(7):e376-e379.
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Kadakia RJ, Orland KJ, Sharma A, Akoh CC, Chen J, Parekh SG. Medical Malpractice Trends in Foot and Ankle Surgery. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2022 Jan-Feb; 61(1):104-108.
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Mareiniss DP. Doctors Could Face Significant Legal Liability if We Reallocate Ventilators. J Emerg Med. 2021 05; 60(5):e138-e139.
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Watane A, Kalavar M, Chen EM, Mruthyunjaya P, Cavuoto KM, Sridhar J, Parikh R. Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Involving Ophthalmology Trainees. Ophthalmology. 2021 06; 128(6):938-942.
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Kamath D, McIntyre S, Byerly S, Agarwal N, Kamath P, Peskin E, Gupta R, Roy S, Schwartz R, Kaye AD, Viswanath O, Urits I, Horn DB. Descriptive Analysis of Federal and State Interventional Pain Malpractice Litigation in the United States: A Pilot Investigation. Pain Physician. 2020 07; 23(4):413-422.
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Selbst SM. The Highs and Lows of Pediatrics: May the Academic Pediatric Association Be With You. Acad Pediatr. 2020 04; 20(3):295-300.
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Rappaport DI, Selbst SM. Medical Errors and Malpractice Lawsuits: Impact on Providers- Part 2 of 6. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Jun; 35(6):440-442.
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Agarwal N, Gupta R, Agarwal P, Matthew P, Wolferz R, Shah A, Adeeb N, Prabhu AV, Kanter AS, Okonkwo DO, Hamilton DK. Descriptive Analysis of State and Federal Spine Surgery Malpractice Litigation in the United States. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 07 15; 43(14):984-990.