The pressure ulcer became infected, leading to sepsis and her eventual death. Additional Comments According to the nursing home charts, the incident that caused the woman's broken leg occurred around noon. Even though the woman was "crying because of pain," ...
Her death certificate lists respiratory failure, sepsis, pneumonia, urinary tract disease, and coronary artery disease as the causes of death. Additional Comments UTIs are usually asymptomatic in elderly patients, but symptomatic infections are associated with high rates of morbidity and ...
When he gets to the hospital, he is found to be suffering from acute kidney injury due to urinary retention, a UTI, sepsis, and a stage IV pressure ulcer on his sacrum infected with E Coli. He files this claim ...
He is transferred to a rehabilitation center where he develops numerous pressure ulcers requiring surgery and sepsis. He additionally is diagnosed with C. difficile and pneumonia. Despite medical management, he passes away. Schnitzlein v.
Many nursing home residents have bladder catheters which dramatically increases the risk of a UTI and sepsis. Studies who that bacteria in the urine (bacteriuria) in nursing home patients is rampant. For women, it is somewhere between 15% to 57%. ...
University of Maryland Medical System (filed October 4, 2019) – After having a successful decompressive laminectomy, a patient suffers several postoperative complications that are not properly cared for, including sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction, eventually causing her death. Forte v.
He is treated for sepsis , respiratory distress, hypoglycemia , and metabolic acidosis. However, he is not diagnosed with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy . He is noted to have an abnormal posturing of his right arm, consistent with neonatal seizures . An ...
He eventually develops sepsis and sadly passes away. Locklear v. Oakwood Care Center (filed February 7, 2019) – A patient develops a urinary tract infection that continuously worsens, however, she is never properly diagnosed or treated. It progresses to the ...
After sustaining a urinary tract infection with sepsis, acute renal failure, hypernatremia, and change in mental status, the man ultimately passed away with urosepsis listed as a cause of death. Smith v.
The patient must undergo multiple procedures to repair it and develops sepsis. She still has not fully recovered and is unable to perform usual daily activities or return to work. Badders v. Maryland Vascular Specialists (filed September 5, 2019) – ...