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Cardiac Procedures in Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Health Law: Cardiac Procedures in Ambulatory Surgical Centers The rising trend for cardiologists to perform outpatient procedures in ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) instead of hospitals raises safety questions. ASCs have fewer resources than full-service hospitals and may be unequipped for life-threatening emergencies. ASCs often provide a more comfortable, convenient, and patient-centered experience than hospital-based outpatient…
Read More...Traveler Malaria Fatality: Due to Lack of Prevention & Late Treatment
Case Overview:
A thirty-three-year-old man who recently visited Liberia for work as a cinematographer presented to a medical center with flu-like symptoms.
Before his departure, he was prescribed prophylactic medications to prevent the transmission of known contagious diseases in the Liberia region, such as malaria, but did not take the preventative medications.
Read More...Negligence of Hotel Physician Causes Sepsis & Death?
DISCLAIMER: Dr. Dalawari shares interesting and relevant medical-legal case verdicts & settlements from the public record. He has no professional or personal relationship to the cases. Case Reference: The jury found that hotel defendants did not commit medical negligence, that the physician was not the hotel’s agent, and that the hotel defendants were not responsible for…
Read More...Cardiac Arrest: Failure to Identify & Provide Emergency Treatment Causes Death
DISCLAIMER: Dr. Dalawari shares interesting and relevant medical-legal case verdicts & settlements from the public record. He has no professional or personal relationship to the cases. Case Reference: Plaintiff claimed that the standard of care called for immediate cardiac consultation and transfer for cardiac catheterization at both 10:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. Plaintiff’s proof was that…
Read More...Risk Factors & Consent: Open-Heart Surgery Causes Patient Disability
DISCLAIMER: Dr. Dalawari shares interesting and relevant medical-legal case verdicts & settlements from the public record. He has no professional or personal relationship to the cases. Case Reference: Plaintiff’s Expert: Alfred Culliford, M.D., cardiothoracic surgery, New York, NY.Defendant’s Experts: Bryan Foy, M.D., cardiovascular surgery, Naperville, IL. Holger Reed v. Baptist Health Lexington et al. Fayette County…
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