Surgical Errors Attorney

WEBVTT 00:00:07.243 --> 00:00:11.886 The other areas of expertise we have is surgical errors. 00:00:12.120 --> 00:00:15.100 When a surgeon goes in and performs an operation, 00:00:15.443 --> 00:00:18.086 maybe they cut something that they shouldn't, 00:00:18.087 --> 00:00:21.657 or they're not monitoring something properly during the procedure 00:00:21.658 --> 00:00:23.514 and there's a bad outcome. 00:00:23.871 --> 00:00:26.871 Those cases can be tricky because you're dealing with an operative note 00:00:26.872 --> 00:00:30.157 that may not fully describe what happened in the procedure, 00:00:30.158 --> 00:00:32.513 and so you have to forensically go back 00:00:32.514 --> 00:00:35.829 and determine what actually happened and what should have happened. 00:00:36.271 --> 00:00:40.629 But oftentimes with the records and the outcome and our experts, 00:00:40.630 --> 00:00:43.486 we're able to piece together what went wrong 00:00:43.487 --> 00:00:47.614 and then to hold those individuals accountable. 00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:50.143 I see quite a bit of peripheral arterial disease. 00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:54.114 That's where there may be clotting in the arteries, say in your legs, 00:00:54.743 --> 00:00:57.429 and it can be catastrophic. 00:00:57.430 --> 00:01:01.914 I've had a double amputee as a result peripheral arterial disease 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:05.999 that was not recognized by the providers after several visits. 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:08.729 Another area that we see is mismanaged infections. 00:01:09.157 --> 00:01:14.886 A patient goes in, and their condition is attributed to, say, a viral infection. 00:01:15.271 --> 00:01:20.386 It's a stomach bug, or it's a rhinovirus, when in all reality, they have sepsis 00:01:20.560 --> 00:01:23.514 or something more severe going on in their stomach. 00:01:24.171 --> 00:01:28.271 Those cases, again, can have catastrophic outcomes, including death. 00:01:28.871 --> 00:01:32.943 Making sure that the symptoms were properly recognized, 00:01:32.944 --> 00:01:37.071 that the proper people were consulted, and the proper medications or treatments 00:01:37.072 --> 00:01:39.514 were given in a specific time, 00:01:39.771 --> 00:01:43.339 that's something that we've had a significant experience in pursuing 00:01:43.529 --> 00:01:45.371 and working those cases up.