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BL
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655529
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| Title & Author
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Risk prevention in ophthalmology\ Marvin F. Kraushar, editor.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Springer,, c2008.
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xvii, 282 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780387733401 (alk. paper)
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: 038773340X (alk. paper)
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: 9780387733418 (e-ISBN)
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: 0387733418 (e-ISBN)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Part 1 : General considerations -- Basic medical malpractice terminology -- The defense attorney -- The plaintiff's attorney -- The trial judge -- The medical expert -- Sequence of events in a medical malpractice lawsuit -- Informed consent -- The five most effective risk prevention strategies -- Revelation of adverse events and the conundrum of an apology -- Part 2 : Risk management in the ophthalmic subspecialties and related fields -- Anesthesia -- Cataract surgery -- Cornea : external disease and contact lenses -- Drugs -- Emergencies -- Glaucoma -- Neuroophthalmology -- Oncology -- Ophthalmic plastic surgery -- Pediatric ophthalmology -- Refractive corneal surgery -- Retina and vitreous -- Uveitis -- Part 3 : Personal and business considerations -- Physician and defendant : living and coping with a double life -- Medical malpractice insurance : selection of companies and policies.
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Ophthalmology-- Law and legislation-- United States.
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| Subject
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Ophthalmologists-- Malpractice.
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| Added Entry
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Kraushar, Marvin F.
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