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September 2000
Volume 64 |
Number 9
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ERRATUM
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In the June 2000 NEWSLETTER ("Informed Consent: Patterns
of Liability from the ASA Closed Claims Project," by Robert
A. Caplan, M.D.), two figures in Table 1 were inadvertently reversed.
The table should have read:
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Table 1:
Liability of Profile Cases with Informed Consent as
a Litigation Issue
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Informed Consent
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Appropriate
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Less than Appropriate
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(n = 22)
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(n = 16)
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| Death, brain damage or
permanent injury |
4 (18 %)
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5 (31 %)
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| Payment to plaintiff |
6 (27 %)
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11 (69 %)
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| Range of Payments* |
$7,500 - $400,000
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$6,500 - $1,800,000
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*Note: Claims with no payment or
missing payment data were excluded.
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