Legal Pearls
Legal Pearls
09/06/2024
A 58-year-old woman with severe colon inertia developed an anastomotic leak after surgery to remove a dead spot on her colon. After several unsuccessful surgeries, the patient underwent a 17-hour...
09/06/2024
Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
08/08/2024
Ann W. Latner, JD
Although a gynecologist obtained their patient’s signed consent form, the court focused on the document’s generic language.
08/08/2024
Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
01/04/2024
A man was injured during a robot-assisted prostate surgery. The plaintiff alleged that the physician did not properly repair the tear, leading to a rectourethral fistula, requiring surgery, a temporary...
01/04/2024
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology
06/02/2022
An imaging report revealed that a 56-year-old man had a gas distended transverse. Based on the x-ray results and the clinical picture, the physician suspected that he had an early infection of the...
06/02/2022
Medical Malpractice
Medical Malpractice
05/19/2022
A 1990 Florida law prevents anyone over aged 25 years from suing physicians for pain and suffering claims in malpractice lawsuits over the death of an unmarried parent. The law also prevents parents of...
05/19/2022
Oral Hygiene
Oral Hygiene
03/23/2017
Discontinuing warfarin in an attempt to reduce bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing dental surgery could increase the risk stroke.
03/23/2017
Surgery
Surgery
12/30/2015
Arnold, a 67-year-old man, had an ileosteomy performed a little over 2 years ago. He had not encountered any difficulty in management of the ileostomy until today, when it became prolapsed. He has tried...
12/30/2015
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Gastrointestinal Disorders
03/06/2014
Arnold, a 67-year-old man, had an ileosteomy performed a little over 2 years ago. He had not encountered any difficulty in management of the ileostomy until today, when it became prolapsed. He has tried...
03/06/2014