An Analysis of Otolaryngology Medical Malpractice Payments From the National Practitioner Data Bank
Breen CT, Mehra S. An Analysis of Otolaryngology Medical Malpractice Payments From the National Practitioner Data Bank. Otolaryngology 2020, 164: 589-594. PMID: 32691675, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820942498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient ageNational Practitioner Data BankMalpractice paymentsRetrospective cross-sectional analysisMean paymentCross-sectional analysisInsignificant injuryBrain damageLifelong careMedian paymentPatientsNumber of otolaryngologistsMedical malpractice paymentsOtolaryngologistsInjurySeveritySignificant decreaseAgeAnnual numberDescriptive statisticsPayment amountAssociationYearsLinear regression