Development of a scale for evaluating the severity of disfigurements caused by injuries disease or surgery
Background/Aim. Medico-legal aspect of physical disfigurements has been subject of few scientific researches. The aim of this study was to establish a standardized instrument for forensic evaluation of all kinds of physical disfigurements, which has not existed until now. Methods. The research was c...
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| author | Rakić Vesna Š. Đikanović Bosiljka Alempijević Đorđe Simić Radoje Bogdanović Slobodan Janjić Zlata Dejan Vulović |
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| description | Background/Aim. Medico-legal aspect of physical disfigurements has been subject of few scientific researches. The aim of this study was to establish a standardized instrument for forensic evaluation of all kinds of physical disfigurements, which has not existed until now. Methods. The research was conducted in 3 phases: the first one – drafting a list of disfigurements; the second phase – evaluation of the draft of the disfigurement list provided by 11 experts (plastic surgery lecturers) by the use of the Delphy method; the third one during which 51 medical doctors, members of Serbian Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery were evaluating the list of disfigurements. Results. Totally 176 individual physical disfigurements were described in the first phase of research. In the second phase, 217 disfigurements were established which were classified into 5 degrees of severity 0 – none/very small, 1 – small, 2 – medium, 3 – large, 4 – very large disfigurements. In the third phase, 217 disfigurements were evaluated. Conclusion. The first 4-point ordinal scale was established, rating 217 disfigurements, which showed high level of compatibility in practice and which can be used as an instrument for standardization of disfigurements in giving of forensic expertise. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff9b033e20a74c42bc754dae99e6cf0e2022-12-21T17:44:03ZengMilitary Health Department, Ministry of Defance, SerbiaVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502406-07202018-01-0175438138910.2298/VSP160619287R0042-84501600287RDevelopment of a scale for evaluating the severity of disfigurements caused by injuries disease or surgeryRakić Vesna Š.0Đikanović Bosiljka1Alempijević Đorđe2Simić Radoje3Bogdanović Slobodan4Janjić Zlata5Dejan Vulović6Clinical Center of Serbia, Clinic for Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, BelgradeFaculty of Medicine, Institute for Social Medicine, BelgradeFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Forensic Medicine, BelgradeInstitute of Health Protection of Mather and Child of Serbia „Dr Vukan Čupić“, BelgradeClinical Center of Serbia, Clinic for Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, BelgradeClinical Centre of Vojvodina, Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Novi SadClinical Center of Kragujevac, Clinic for Plastic Surgery, KragujevacBackground/Aim. Medico-legal aspect of physical disfigurements has been subject of few scientific researches. The aim of this study was to establish a standardized instrument for forensic evaluation of all kinds of physical disfigurements, which has not existed until now. Methods. The research was conducted in 3 phases: the first one – drafting a list of disfigurements; the second phase – evaluation of the draft of the disfigurement list provided by 11 experts (plastic surgery lecturers) by the use of the Delphy method; the third one during which 51 medical doctors, members of Serbian Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery were evaluating the list of disfigurements. Results. Totally 176 individual physical disfigurements were described in the first phase of research. In the second phase, 217 disfigurements were established which were classified into 5 degrees of severity 0 – none/very small, 1 – small, 2 – medium, 3 – large, 4 – very large disfigurements. In the third phase, 217 disfigurements were evaluated. Conclusion. The first 4-point ordinal scale was established, rating 217 disfigurements, which showed high level of compatibility in practice and which can be used as an instrument for standardization of disfigurements in giving of forensic expertise.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2018/0042-84501600287R.pdfforensic medicinesurgeryplasticcicatrixcompensation and redressweights and measuressurveys and questionnaires |
| spellingShingle | Rakić Vesna Š. Đikanović Bosiljka Alempijević Đorđe Simić Radoje Bogdanović Slobodan Janjić Zlata Dejan Vulović Development of a scale for evaluating the severity of disfigurements caused by injuries disease or surgery Vojnosanitetski Pregled forensic medicine surgery plastic cicatrix compensation and redress weights and measures surveys and questionnaires |
| title | Development of a scale for evaluating the severity of disfigurements caused by injuries disease or surgery |
| title_full | Development of a scale for evaluating the severity of disfigurements caused by injuries disease or surgery |
| title_fullStr | Development of a scale for evaluating the severity of disfigurements caused by injuries disease or surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a scale for evaluating the severity of disfigurements caused by injuries disease or surgery |
| title_short | Development of a scale for evaluating the severity of disfigurements caused by injuries disease or surgery |
| title_sort | development of a scale for evaluating the severity of disfigurements caused by injuries disease or surgery |
| topic | forensic medicine surgery plastic cicatrix compensation and redress weights and measures surveys and questionnaires |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2018/0042-84501600287R.pdf |
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