Surgical Errors
February 26, 2015
An analysis of surgical errors in the United States that was reported in the medical journal Patient Safety in Surgery in 2014 found that between 46% and 65% of adverse events that occur in hospitals are related to surgery (especially with regard to complex surgical procedures). A 2012 study unde[...]
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$18.27M Kentucky Birth Injury Verdict Settled For $17.5M
February 13, 2015
On February 3, 2015, a Kentucky hospital agreed to settle a birth injury medical malpractice case for $17.5 million. In November 2014, a Kentucky medical malpractice jury had awarded the child and his mother $18.27 million for the serious and permanent brain injury suffered by the child during deli[...]
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$3.157M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict For Leg Amputation
February 7, 2015
On January 22, 2015, an Illinois medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in the amount of $3.157 million in favor of the sixty-five-year-old plaintiff who had to have his left leg amputated as a result of the medical negligence of the defendant surgeon who had treated the plaintiff in the hos[...]
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CDC’s Report On Hospital-Acquired Infections
January 28, 2015
Earlier this month, the CDC issued its report entitled National And State Healthcare Associated Infections Progress Report (“Report”) that analyzes the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (“NHSN”) data from more than 13,000 hospitals and other healthcare faciliti[...]
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