Table 1.
Included studies.
| Author | Nations | Time of Recruitment | Database | Number of Claims for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farooq 2020 [24] |
U.S.A. | 2000–2018 | The Westlaw database | 231 |
| Hartnett 2019 [25] |
U.S.A. | 2004–2017 | Verdict search database (ALM Media Properties, LLC, New York, NY) |
46 |
| Gartland 2019 [26] |
U.S.A. | 1995–2015 | CRICO Strategies’ Comparative Benchmarking System (CBS) database | 745 |
| Karakaya 2014 [27] |
Turkey | 2008–2012 | Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute with request of expert opinion due to bile duct injuries | 21 |
| Perera 2010 [28] |
U.K. | 1992–2009 | National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHSLA) for England | 67 |
| Alkhaffaf 2010 [29] |
U.K. | 1995–2009 | National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHSLA) for England | 418 |
| Scurr 2010 [30] |
U.K. | 1990–2007 | Personal medicolegal experience | 151 |
| Gossage 2010 [5] |
U.K. | 1995–2008 | National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHSLA) for England | 300 |
| Roy 2009 [17] |
U.K. | 2000–2005 | National Health Service Litigation Authority (NHSLA) for England | 64 |
| De Reuver 2008 [31] |
Netherland | 1994–2006 | Dutch Arbitration System for Medical Malpractice | 133 |
| McLean 2006 [32] |
U.K. | 1999–2004 | Lexis-Nexis database “Jury Verdict and Settlements, Combined” | 104 |
| Carroll 1998 [33] |
U.S.A. | 1990–1996 | NR | 46 |
| Chandler 1997 [34] |
U.S.A. | 1989–1993 | Survey of 31 companies of the Physician Insurers Association of America | 36 |
| Kern 1997 [35] |
U.S.A. | 1993–1996 | Lexis-Nexis database “Jury Verdict and Settlements, Combined” | 44 |