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		<title>PARALYSIS FOLLOWING EPIDURAL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Diabetic patient with a prior history of stroke on plavix was scheduled for epidural steroid injection to rx neck for pain from old injury. Patient was advised to dc plavix 1 week prior to the procedure. Inclement weather caused postponement of the procedure for an additional 6 days. Patient was told to remain off plavix [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medquestltd.com/paralysis-following-epidural/</link>
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		<title>EPIDURAL CAUSES DURAL PUNCTURE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[28 year old female in labor was administered an epidural by a resident anesthesiologist. The epidural was allegedly misdirected and the procedure was complicated by a dural puncture. As a result, the plaintiff had brain swelling and suffered from seizures. Does the fact that dural puncture occurred indicate a deviation from the standard of care? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medquestltd.com/epidural-causes-dural-puncture/</link>
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		<title>RETRACTOR PLACEMENT CAUSES NERVE INJURY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The patient, a 58 y/o male, was admitted to the hospital with severe diverticulitis. A general surgeon performed an exploratory laparotomy, lysis of adhesions, takedown of the sigmoid flexure with sigmoid and partial left colectomy withdescending colorectostomy and appendectomy. A Bookwalter retractor was used during the surgery. Almost immediately after the surgery the patient experienced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medquestltd.com/retractor-placement-causes-nerve-injury/</link>
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		<title>LUMBAR SURGERY LEADS TO BOWEL PERFORATION</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Patient developed severe abdominal pain immediately after the performance of L4-S1 laminectomy and fusion with hardware. Thereafter, she had several CT Scans which indicated a bowel perforation. The following morning, patient underwent a laparotomy to repair a small bowel perforation. The pathology report for the laparotomy indicated that a bone fragment was seen within the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medquestltd.com/lumbar-surgery-leads-to-bowel-perforation/</link>
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		<title>BOWEL PERFORATION FOLLOWING TUBAL LIGATION</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Patient was in OR for tubal ligation, during procedure patient suffered cardiac arrest and was resuscitated. When the doctor (ob/gyn) returned to the incision site she noted a bowel perforation. A general surgeon was called in to repair the damage, and chose to not remove the damaged portion of bowel and repaired the damage. Patient&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medquestltd.com/bowel-perforation-following-tubal-ligation/</link>
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		<title>DELAY IN DIAGNOSING GLAUCOMA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Plaintiff had been seeing a local optometrist for over 20 years and has a family history of Glaucoma. The defendant told him they&#8217;d monitor it. Doctor never indicated pt had glaucoma &#8211; just that he was suspicious. He never dilated pt&#8217;s eyes to check his optic nerves until an associate did. Pt asked to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medquestltd.com/delay-in-diagnosing-glaucoma/</link>
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		<title>FOOT DROP FOLLOWING HERNIA SURGERY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[50 y/o female admitted for abdominal surgery for excision of abd wall hernia following uterine malignancy. The operative procedure lasted more than 9 hours with the majority of the procedure in extreme Trendelenburg position. Patient complained of leg pain immediately on arrival to PACU. The discharge note makes no mention of any complaints. Patient returned [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medquestltd.com/foot-drop-following-hernia-surgery/</link>
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		<title>PREGNANCY FOLLOWING TUBAL LIGATION</title>
		<description><![CDATA[40 year old female had her left ovary and fallopian tube removed. She then had a tubal ligation to her right fallopian tube as she did not want to get pregnant. She then got pregnant. There are some serious health problems with the child unrelated to any malpractice. The child was delivered C-section and at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medquestltd.com/pregnancy-following-tubal-ligation/</link>
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		<title>DIAGNOSING AND TREATING STROKE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The major liability issues regarding stroke revolve around the use of tPA (tissue plasminogen activator&#8230;clot busting drug). Not administering the drug for a qualified patient may likely constitute a departure from good and accepted practice. There are published criteria for the use of tPA ( American Heart Association ). tPA can be initiated within 3 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medquestltd.com/diagnosing-and-treating-stroke/</link>
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		<title>INADEQUATE POLYP RESECTION LEADS TO COLON CANCER</title>
		<description><![CDATA[56 year old female underwent multiple colonoscopies beginning 8/29/05. 8/29/05 diagnostic colonoscopy found a sessile polyp at 8-10 cm, partial removal, pathology confirmed Tubulovillous Adenoma. Recommended 3 month follow-up. 11/21/05 Repeat colonoscopy, removed more but not the entire sessile polyp at 10 cm. Pathology confirmed Tubulovillous Adenoma. Recommended 3 year follow-up. 11/24/08 Repeat colonoscopy. Patient [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.medquestltd.com/inadequate-polyp-resection-leads-to-colon-cancer/</link>
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