Houston Court of Appeals rules against hospitalist physician in Houston Methodist Hospital fall case
Hospitalists must give appropriate fall prevention orders and instructions to nurses
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Medical malpractice
Bariatric surgery, thiamine deficiency, and medical malpractice
Inadequate Vitamin B1 can cause Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff Syndrome
Chiropractic neck manipulation and medical malpractice
Vertebral artery dissection, stroke, and death are risks of chiropractic cervical spine manipulation
Posterior circulation stroke misdiagnosis and medical malpractice
Around 165,000 stroke diagnoses are missed each year in American emergency rooms
Jury holds orthopedic surgery group accountable in compartment syndrome case
Young adult patient had surgery for broken leg, was discharged despite signs of compartment syndrome
Texas trauma surgeons lose at trial with the "blame the patient" defense
Jury sided with plaintiff who alleged trauma surgeons didn't order antibiotics despite contaminated deep laceration from hand to shoulder
Lubbock heart hospital loses appeal in medical malpractice expert report challenge
Hospital failed to file an objection to plaintiff's amended expert report
Adhesions increase the risk of abdominal or pelvic surgery
Experts advise surgeons to convert from laparoscopic to open surgery when encountering severe adhesions
Bariatric surgery malpractice can leave patients with permanent colostomy
Post-operative care is crucial to diagnose and correct surgical complications
Texas Supreme Court sides with plaintiffs in important birth injury medical malpractice case
Lawsuit alleges negligence by hospital, labor and delivery nurse, and obstetrician