malpractice in anesthesia

[pathman1]

are anesthesia malpractice rates high? An ob/gyn attending i spoke w/said it's up in the top 3 for highest malpractice rates. just wondering?

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[doc05]

not nearly as high as obgyn or most surgical specialties.

 

[MAC10]

im curious too, can anyone give some numbers

 

[Capsaicin]

I was also under the impression that it was far less than OB, neurosurg., plastics and other surg. subspecialties.

15-75,000 per year-ish? Any thoughts?

 

[patelakshar]

"the average anesthesiologist’s liability premium remained unchanged from 1985 to 2002 at about $18,000" <http://www.citizen.org/documents/Anesthesiologists.pdf.>

biased source? yes, but its the only stat i've found.

 

[Brass_Monkey]

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