Medical Malpractice Across the World Archives

Dinnerplate-Sized Retractor Left In Woman For 18 Months Following C-Section

November 22, 2023

In 2020, a woman in her twenties underwent a scheduled Caesarean section (C-section) at 36 weeks plus 3 days’ gestation in Auckland, New Zealand. The C-section was planned because of concerns about placenta previa and placenta accreta. An Alexis wound retractor (AWR), a device used to draw back th[...]

British Man’s Colon Cancer Misdiagnosed In 2016

June 17, 2023

Colon Cancer Misdiagnosed In 2016: A 58-year-old British man, Mark Allinson, who had a prior history of kidney stones, went to the hospital in September 2016 for stomach pain. A CT scan ordered at that time showed that he had a kidney stone in his left kidney. He was sent home after the diagnosis. I[...]

Biopsy Error Led To Unnecessary Mastectomy On Patient In Israel

May 25, 2023

Biopsy Error Led To Unnecessary Mastectomy: On April 11, 2022, Meirav Baר-Hen, a mother of three, underwent mammography screening along with a breast ultrasound that indicated possible cancerous tissue. She had a biopsy three days later during which six samples were taken from her left breast. On A[...]

Ontario Superior Court Proposes To Certify Class Action Against Endoscopy Clinic For Unsanitized Scopes

October 17, 2022

Court Proposes To Certify Class Action Against Endoscopy Clinic: The Alleged Facts: The plaintiff is a former patient of an endoscopy clinic operated by the defendants in Ottawa between 2002 and 2011. Following an inspection by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) it was determin[...]

Australia Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal Of Filshie Clip Damages Award

September 18, 2022

Australia Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal Of Filshie Clip Damages Award: “On 26 August 2014, the appellant (“the doctor”) performed on the respondent (“the patient”) a laparoscopic tubal ligation – a surgical procedure intended to result in permanent contraception – using ‘Filsh[...]

Recoverable Damages In Negligent Reproductive Health Care Cases

Ontario Court Finds Defendant Pathologist Breached The Standard Of Care

July 20, 2022

Ontario Court Finds Defendant Pathologist Breached The Standard Of Care: The Ontario Superior Court of Justice stated in its April 22, 2022 opinion: “On October 31, 2015, Mary Fleury underwent a laparoscopy at the West Parry Sound Health Centre for a suspected small bowel obstruction. During t[...]

Canadian Court Affirms Suspension Of Surgeon Who Refused To Operate On His Patient Who Later Died

April 5, 2022

The Court of Appeal of Manitoba (Canada) affirmed the discipline meted out to a surgeon who refused to perform further surgery on his patient who was bleeding internally. A panel of the Inquiry Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba (“panel”) found that the surge[...]

Prosecutors In Egypt Investigate Death Of Journalist Treated For COVID-19 With Unapproved Drug

February 7, 2022

The widow of a 58-year-old prominent journalist in Egypt filed a complaint on January 13, 2022 regarding the death of her husband who was treated for months for COVID-19 by a hepatologist/gastroenterologist who administered an unlisted experimental drug, claiming that he invented the treatment that [...]

Failed Sterilization Procedure In India Results In Award Of Compensation

January 29, 2022

On December 13, 2021, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Karimnagar, Telangana State, India awarded the husband of a woman who became pregnant after a failed sterilization procedure the sum of “Rs.2,00,000/- towards compensation, Rs.25,000/- towards mental agony and Rs.5,00[...]

Woman In Spain Died After Botched Liposculpture Procedure

January 28, 2022

On December 2, 2021, a 39-year-old woman in Spain underwent a liposculpture procedure under general anesthesia that took five hours. The surgeon reported that everything was fine at the conclusion of the liposculpture procedure except for the loss of a large volume of fluids and blood during the pro[...]

Surgeon In Austria Fined $3,050 For Amputating Patient’s Wrong Leg

January 10, 2022

An 82-year-old man had his wrong leg amputated during surgery performed by a 43-year-old surgeon in Austria on May 18, 2021. The mistake allegedly was the result of the hospital staff marking the wrong leg before surgery. Instead of removing the man’s left leg, the surgeon removed his right le[...]

Plastic Surgeon In Brazil Faces 48th Medical Malpractice Claim From Patient Who Suffered Blindness

October 1, 2021

A plastic surgeon in Brazil is facing his 48th medical malpractice claim from a patient who suffered blindness following an abdominoplasty and liposculpture procedure. Following her surgery, the patient began losing her vision and attempted to contact the surgeon but he allegdly was slow to respond [...]

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