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INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AFTER VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOPIC SURGERY IN TERMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN AUTOPSY CASE REPORT

Year 2024, Volume: 87 Issue: 2, 180 - 184, 27.03.2024
https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1406102

Abstract

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is considered a safe method and is commonly performed in recent years. However, as with other invasive medical procedures, some complications may be encountered during and after this procedure. Of late, medical malpractice cases have become a prominent issue in the healthcare field. The case under discussion was sent to us for autopsy because of an allegation of medical malpractice. The cause of death was claimed to be an invasive procedure, namely pulmonary wedge resection with level 5 lymph node biopsy and VATS. We contribute to the literature by sharing, discussing, and evaluating our autopsy findings with forensic and medical documents. The possible complications of the procedure in question are generally known to be rare, nonfatal, minor traumas.

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VİDEO YARDIMLI TORAKOSKOPİK CERRAHİ İŞLEMİNDEN SONRA MEYDANA GELEN ÖLÜM OLAYININ TIBBİ MALPRAKTİS AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ: OTOPSİ OLGUSU

Year 2024, Volume: 87 Issue: 2, 180 - 184, 27.03.2024
https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1406102

Abstract

Video yardımlı torakoskopik cerrahi (VATS) son yıllarda sıklıkla kullanılmakta olan güvenli bir yöntem olarak kabul edilmektedir. Ancak diğer invaziv tıbbi işlemlerde olduğu gibi bu işlem sonrasında ve sırasında da bazı komplikasyonlarla karşılaşılabilir. Tıbbi uygulama hatası davaları son yıllarda sağlık alanında öne çıkan konulardan biri haline geldi. Olgumuz tıbbi uygulama hatası iddiası nedeniyle otopsi için tarafımıza gönderilmişti. Ölüm nedeninin Seviye 5 lenf bezi biyopsisi ve VATS ile pulmoner kama rezeksiyonu gibi invaziv bir prosedür olduğu iddia ediliyordu. Otopsi bulgularını adli ve tıbbi belgelerle birlikte paylaşarak, tartışarak ve değerlendirerek literatüre katkıda bulunmayı amaçladık. Zira söz konusu işlemin olası komplikasyonları genellikle nadir görülen, ölümcül olmayan küçük travmalar olduğu bilinmektedir.

References

  • Roviaro GC, Varoli F, Vergani C, Maciocco M. State of the art in thoracoscopicsurgery. Surg Endosc 2002;16:881-92. [CrossRef] google scholar
  • Solaini L, Prusciano F, Bagioni P, Di Francesco F, Poddie DB. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) of the lung: analysis of intraoperative and postoperative complications over 15 years and review of the literatüre. Surg Endosc 2008;22(2):298-310. [CrossRef] google scholar
  • Sezen CB, Dogru MV, Tanrıkulu G, Aker C, Erduhan S, Saydam O, et al. Comparison of short-term results of subxiphoidand conventional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in diagnostic wedge resections. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2023;31(2):115-22. [CrossRef] google scholar
  • Türk Tabipleri Birliği. Hekimlik mesleği etik kuralları. Türk Tabipleri Birliği Yayınları, 20212. 06.06.2023. www.ttb.org.tr/ kutuphane/h_etikkural.pdf google scholar
  • Tümer AR, Dener C. Evaluation of surgical malpractice in Turkey. Leg Med 2006;8(1):11-5. [CrossRef] google scholar
  • Erg H, Kıroğlu F. Tıbbi malpraktisde hekimlerin cezai sorumlulukları. Atlas Journal 2021;7(44):2227-42. google scholar
  • World Health Organization. Medical records manual: a guide for developing countries. 2006. February 15, 2023. https:// iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/208125/9290610050_ rev_eng.pdf?sequence=1%26isAllowed=yAccessed google scholar
  • World Health Organization. Cancer2018. March 20, 2023. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer. google scholar
  • Akyürek N, Öz B, Kaya H, Nart D, Bozkurtlar E, Mungan S, et al. Küçük Hücreli Dışı Akciğer Kanserinde ROS1 Rearanjmanı: Türkiye’de ROS1 Testine Yaklaşım. J Curr Pathol 2022;1:6-15. google scholar
  • Flores RM, Ihekweazu U, Dycoco J, Rizk NP, Rusch VW, Bains MS, et al. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy: catastrophic intraoperative complications. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011;142(6):1412-7. [CrossRef] google scholar
  • Imperatori A, Rotolo N, Gatti M, Nardecchia E, De Monte L, Conti V, et al. Peri-operative complications of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Int J Surg 2008;6(Suppl 1):S78-81. [CrossRef] google scholar
  • Ryabov AB, Pikin OV, Bagrov VA, Aleksandrov OA, Barmin VV, Rudakov RV, et al. Intraoperative and early surgical complications after VATS lobectomy. Khirurgiia 2023;9:13-9. [CrossRef] google scholar
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Services and Systems (Other)
Journal Section Case Reports
Authors

Talip Vural 0000-0003-0720-5669

Melike Erbaş 0000-0002-6879-8165

Hüseyin Çetin Ketenci 0000-0002-0662-1479

Mehmet Askay 0000-0003-1261-9962

Publication Date March 27, 2024
Submission Date December 17, 2023
Acceptance Date March 7, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 87 Issue: 2

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APA Vural, T., Erbaş, M., Ketenci, H. Ç., Askay, M. (2024). INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AFTER VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOPIC SURGERY IN TERMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN AUTOPSY CASE REPORT. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 87(2), 180-184. https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1406102
AMA Vural T, Erbaş M, Ketenci HÇ, Askay M. INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AFTER VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOPIC SURGERY IN TERMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN AUTOPSY CASE REPORT. İst Tıp Fak Derg. March 2024;87(2):180-184. doi:10.26650/IUITFD.1406102
Chicago Vural, Talip, Melike Erbaş, Hüseyin Çetin Ketenci, and Mehmet Askay. “INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AFTER VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOPIC SURGERY IN TERMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN AUTOPSY CASE REPORT”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 87, no. 2 (March 2024): 180-84. https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1406102.
EndNote Vural T, Erbaş M, Ketenci HÇ, Askay M (March 1, 2024) INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AFTER VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOPIC SURGERY IN TERMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN AUTOPSY CASE REPORT. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 87 2 180–184.
IEEE T. Vural, M. Erbaş, H. Ç. Ketenci, and M. Askay, “INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AFTER VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOPIC SURGERY IN TERMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN AUTOPSY CASE REPORT”, İst Tıp Fak Derg, vol. 87, no. 2, pp. 180–184, 2024, doi: 10.26650/IUITFD.1406102.
ISNAD Vural, Talip et al. “INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AFTER VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOPIC SURGERY IN TERMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN AUTOPSY CASE REPORT”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 87/2 (March 2024), 180-184. https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1406102.
JAMA Vural T, Erbaş M, Ketenci HÇ, Askay M. INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AFTER VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOPIC SURGERY IN TERMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN AUTOPSY CASE REPORT. İst Tıp Fak Derg. 2024;87:180–184.
MLA Vural, Talip et al. “INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AFTER VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOPIC SURGERY IN TERMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN AUTOPSY CASE REPORT”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, vol. 87, no. 2, 2024, pp. 180-4, doi:10.26650/IUITFD.1406102.
Vancouver Vural T, Erbaş M, Ketenci HÇ, Askay M. INVESTIGATION OF DEATH AFTER VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOPIC SURGERY IN TERMS OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE: AN AUTOPSY CASE REPORT. İst Tıp Fak Derg. 2024;87(2):180-4.

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