He is treated for sepsis , respiratory distress, hypoglycemia , and metabolic acidosis. ... A full sepsis workup is done, including spinal fluid and blood cultures.
His postoperative diagnosis was an esophageal perforation, inflammation of mid-chest tissues (mediastinitis), and severe sepsis. ... Time is of the essence with regards to diagnosis and therapy to prevent complications like the sepsis this patient endured.
More Malpractice Claim Information A case filed against Suburban Orthopedics in January 2016 Another case filed in Charles County, this one alleging wrongful death due to the failure to diagnose sepsis in a newborn
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A transected ureter can cause renal failure, kidney injury, hydronephrosis, pyelonephritis, deep vein thrombosis, postoperative global cardiac ischemia , sepsis , postoperative pleural effusion, multi-organ failure, postoperative urinoma, postoperative psoas abscess, and postoperative peritonitis.
CEP America (filed May 1, 2019) – After a 60-year-old woman had a laparoscopic surgery she suffered a bowel perforation that went undetected and caused her to develop multiple organ failure and sepsis resulting in her death. ... MedStar Southern ...
.), and more severe injuries such as bowel perforation, sepsis , and splenic tear/rupture. ... Perforation of the bowel can lead to sepsis, which can be fatal. Sepsis occurs when bacteria enter the bloodstream, and the immune system goes into ...
University of Maryland Emergency Medicine (filed on January 9, 2017): This Prince George's County wrongful death case involves the failure to diagnose and treat sepsis in a leukemia patient in the emergency room at Bowie Health Center (owned by Dimensions ...
The infection eventually led to her death due to sepsis.