Radiologists and informed-consent lawsuits.
A national survey on informed-consent lawsuits that resulted from studies using contrast material revealed that 123 (8%) of 1,513 radiologists surveyed or others in their groups had been involved in informed-consent lawsuits. In response to a detailed follow-up questionnaire, 67 radiologists anonymously provided additional information regarding their lawsuits, which most often involved excretory urography (37%) or angiography (38%), with death or neurologic impairment the most common patient injuries. As a result of these lawsuits, many radiologists provide more detailed information to patients. In the United States, the total number of informed-consent lawsuits, however, was small in relation to the total number of studies done using contrast material.
D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014567:Urography / Q000009:adverse effects
D003287:Contrast Media