Our client was a 63 year old man who presented to the emergency room with complaints of shortness a breath. Shortly after his arrival a CT scan was performed, and it was discovered that our client was suffering from an abdominal aortic aneurysm. A cardio thoracic...
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Medical Malpractice
A Total Right Knee Replacement Results in the Amputation of a Woman’s Leg Because of a Hospital Staff’s Failure to Detect Signs of an Arterial Occlusion and Popliteal Vein Obstruction
Our client was a 55 year old female who underwent an elective total knee replacement. The surgery was performed and our client was placed in the recovery room. Immediately after surgery, the hospital staff in the recover room noted that our client's foot was cold,...
A Hospital’s Failure to Properly Train a Psychiatric Tech and Maintain Patient Confidentiality Results in the Rape of a Juvenile Patient
Our client, a 14 year old female, was taken to the Emergency Room as a runaway by city police officials. She was found to be combative, hostile, and refused to answer police questioning. Our client was admitted to the adolescent psychiatric unit under the care of a...
A Woman Suffers a Traumatic Brain Injury Called Trigeminal Neuralgia due to a Hospital Nurse’s failure to Provide Adequate Assistance for Sit to Stand Activity
Our client was a 69 year old woman who had recently undergone a total knee replacement surgery. The day after the surgery, she was evaluated by a physical therapist. Our client was able to ambulate approximately 80 feet on the first post-operative day with the use of...
Nursing Staff Failure to Use Proper Sterilization Techniques and Isolate Infected Patients Results in the Untimely Death of a Woman due to Acinetobacter Baumanni Infection
Our client, a 37 year old woman, was admitted to the intensive care unit after being diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia, urinary tract infection, malnutrition, and a form of muscular dystrophy. During her hospitalization, she required intubation and an eventual...
Nurse Practitioner at an Occupational Medicine Center Misdiagnoses a Cut on the Index Finger, Fails to Diagnose a Lacerated Tendon, and Fails to Timely Refer the Patient to a Hand Specialist
Our client, a 39 year old male, worked as a welder for a construction contractor. One day, while in the course and scope of his employment, he suffered an injury to his left index finger when his glove got caught in a grinder and the grinder sliced his left index...
Poor Surgical Technique and Postoperative Treatment for a Lacerated Hand Results in a Man’s Long-Term Pain, Extended Treatment, and Missed Work
Many times a general surgeon will believe in error that he can treat a problem that really should be referred to a specialist. In this case, our client cut his hand with a table saw and sustained lacerations to the index, middle, and ring fingers of his left hand. He...
A Woman Undergoes Multiple Complicated Surgeries and Scarring due to a Missed Diagnosis of Ruptured Appendix
Our client, a 41 year old female, presented to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting. She rated her pain at "20" on a 0-10 scale. Our client was seen in the emergency room by a nurse practitioner. It was...
Medication errors occur frequently during surgeries
When Louisiana residents are under the care of a medical professional, they expect the highest quality treatment possible, especially when surgery is involved. Lake Charles surgeons are held to a standard of care agreed upon in the medical community. The standard of...
A Woman Falls and Suffers a Perirosthetic Left Femoral Shaft Fracture and Foot Drop during a transfer due to Nurses’ Failure to Provide Maximum Assistance
Our client, an elderly lady, was admitted to a rehabilitation facility following a left hip bipolar hemi-arthroplasty for rehabilitation. Upon admission her medical history included CVA with left sided weakness, anemia, diabetes, and she was identified as being at...
