Liens and subrogations: What they mean in Texas medical malpractice cases
Resolution and pay-off negotiations are important post-settlement tasks
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Medical malpractice
Aqueductal stenosis, obstructive hydrocephalus, and the risks of delaying surgery
Fast action may be needed when there's a change in neuro status
Why is a proper pre-anesthesia evaluation so important?
A pre-anesthesia assessment protects patients from avoidable risks during general anesthesia and surgery
Radiology follow through and medical malpractice
When radiologist recommendations are ignored by ordering physicians it may cause needless danger for patients
New accreditation standards for preeclampsia management
Maternal high blood pressure during pregnancy can harm moms and babies
New accreditation standards require better hospital preparation to handle maternal bleeding around childbirth
Maternal hemorrhaging rates have more than doubled in the past three decades
Houston lawsuit: Informed consent, surgical time-out mishap leads to unwanted sterilization during planned C-Section surgery
Plaintiff alleges that paperwork was inconsistent and OR staff didn't notice because they didn't conduct a mandatory surgical time-out
A matter of life and death: Triage and hospital emergency rooms
Triage nurses are supposed to put people with dangerous, unstable medical conditions at the head of the line, but it doesn't always happen
Hospital, doctors fail to apply c-collar to car wreck patient, leading to quadriplegia
A c-collar protects the neck and cervical spine until a CT scan can be done to show whether there's a dangerous injury
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice
Suspicion alone warrants stopping heparin therapy