Medical
Malpractice
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$500,000.00
Medical Malpractice Settlement for
the Death of 63 year-old patient following a Liver Biopsy |
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Attorney: Michael B. Zerres
Spring 2006
In this
medical malpractice case, a 63 year-old woman was admitted
to a local hospital for gastrointestinal complaints. She
had a history of a recent craniotomy for the removal of
a meningioma, and had been placed on Dilantin for seizure
control. Tests as to the cause of her complaints were inconclusive,
so a liver biopsy was scheduled. However, the patient was
also not clotting normally and her PT/PTT values were abnormally
elevated. This made undergoing a liver biopsy, which carried
with it a risk of hemorrhage, contraindicated. Nevertheless,
the woman's gastroenterologist, interventional radiologist
who performed the biopsy, and the procedure nurse allowed
her to undergo the procedure. Following the liver biopsy,
the patient bled to death. Review of the records indicated
that the patient’s complaints and abnormal clotting
were probably due to Dilantin toxicity, which is generally
treated by discontinuing the medication. Blume Goldfaden
partner, Michael Zerres, represented the woman's adult children,
who survived and received the settlement.
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Medical
Malpractice
Failure to Diagnose
Hemorrhage
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