Affiliation:
1. Section of Legal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
Abstract
At the Institute of Legal Medicine in Chieti, a case of iatrogenic superior vena cava perforation was observed during laser extraction of an infected biventricular implantable cardiac defibrillator. The presentation of this particular case represented a starting point for studying the occurrence of similar complications in literature, since their knowledge and understanding should induce resolution of any organisation problems, aid in increasing physicians’ training and impose the availability of cardiac surgeons during such operations.
Subject
Law,Health Policy,Issues, ethics and legal aspects