CASES WE HANDLE Delays in Diagnosing Serious Infections Infections can cause serous damage, including amputation, organ failure, and even death. Diagnosing an infection is a
A recent Swedish study found a relationship between stress related disorders and patients’ susceptibility to severe infections.
Studies show that one in four adults who have community-acquired pneumonia receive appropriate standard antibiotics but do not respond to the treatment.
A recent study found that patients at teaching hospitals generally fare better than those at smaller community hospitals.
A new study includes guidelines for hospital stays of health term newborn infants. While such guidelines purport to not define the standard of care for a doctor or hospital in such situations, juries can be persuaded that they should have been followed in a given case.
Surgical equipment is sometimes "left behind" inside a patient after a surgery. These objects are often difficult to find and diagnose, and can sometimes cause catastrophic harm.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have quietly stopped reporting some serious medical conditions to the public.
Medical-Legal issues related to delays in diagnosing and treating spinal epidural abscesses
If you handle personal injury or medical negligence cases, you have probably encountered a condition called “compartment syndrome (CS).”
In some cases, even when it is clear that a health care provider was at fault, it can be challenging to prove which provider it was and how much worse the error made the patient. In this case, it was necessary to convince two different providers to contribute toward a settlement based on the risk that each might be the one found to be responsible and that the negligent act resulted in the patient’s death 6-1/2 months later.
