Table 1.

Number and percent of malpractice claims related to alleged breaches in duty.

Timing of alleged malpractice	n	%
Negligence in preoperative care	61	–
Lack of informed consent	26	42.6
Inappropriate treatment choice	18	29.5
Misdiagnosis	12	19.7
Improper preoperative work-up	4	6.6
Failure to refer to a specialist	1	1.6
Negligence in surgical performance	42	–
Surgical performance (not otherwise specified)	9	21.4
Bladder injury	8	19.0
Urethral injury	6	14.3
Bowel injury	5	11.9
Ureteral injury	4	9.5
Improper sling placement	4	9.5
Foreign body retainment	2	4.8
Nerve injury	1	2.4
Improper positioning	1	2.4
Excess bulking agent use	1	2.4
Improper positioning	1	2.4
Negligence in postoperative care	23	–
Failure to diagnose/treat postoperative complications	12	52.2
Failure to refer to a specialist	6	26.1
Inappropriate follow-up care	2	8.7
Premature discharge	2	8.7
Premature performance of second surgery	1	4.3