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Professor Hesham Saleh

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery & Cancer

Professor of Practice (Rhinology)
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 3311 1025h.saleh Website

 
 
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Location

 

Charing Cross HospitalCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Ross:2023:10.1055/a-1910-0604,
author = {Ross, T and Arwyn-Jones, J and Navaratnam, AV and Pendolino, AL and Randhawa, PS and Andrews, P and Saleh, HA},
doi = {10.1055/a-1910-0604},
journal = {Facial Plast Surg},
pages = {142--147},
title = {Litigation in Septorhinoplasty Surgery: A Pan-Specialty Review of National Health Service (the United Kingdom) Data.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-1910-0604},
volume = {39},
year = {2023}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Success in septorhinoplasty surgery can be difficult to assess due to a lack of objective and measurable outcomes. If patients' expectations are not met, it places surgeons performing septorhinoplasty at risk of litigation which can be stressful and costly. The National Institute of health (NHS) Resolution is a government-funded organization in the United Kingdom that provides expertise to the NHS on resolving patient concerns. Data were requested from NHS Resolution for claims involving septorhinoplasty surgery over a period of 5 years between April 2015 and April 2020. Rhinoplasty claims performed by all specialties were included. Data included the claim status, incident details, alleged injury, damages claimed, and damages paid. A total of 31 claims were identified by the study, equating to a total cost of £1,347,336.10. Of the 31 claims for rhinoplasty or septorhinoplasty, 9 cases were open (29%, £962,361.00) and 22 cases were closed (71%, £384,975.10). The common causes for claims were "intraoperative problems (32%)," "failure to warn-informed consent (19%)," and "foreign body left in situ (13%)." The most common injuries were "cosmetic disfigurement (39%)," "unnecessary pain (29%)," and "additional/ unnecessary operation (29%)." This study highlights the need for improved awareness of clinical negligence claims among surgeons who perform septorhinoplasty. Results are applicable to all specialties who perform the procedure. The study highlights the importance of assessing patients' motives and expectations prior to surgery and emphasizes the need for a well-documented rigorous consent process.
AU  - Ross,T
AU  - Arwyn-Jones,J
AU  - Navaratnam,AV
AU  - Pendolino,AL
AU  - Randhawa,PS
AU  - Andrews,P
AU  - Saleh,HA
DO  - 10.1055/a-1910-0604
EP  - 147
PY  - 2023///
SP  - 142
TI  - Litigation in Septorhinoplasty Surgery: A Pan-Specialty Review of National Health Service (the United Kingdom) Data.
T2  - Facial Plast Surg
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/a-1910-0604
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35882369
VL  - 39
ER  -
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