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Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

 
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  • Introduction - Fact Patterns from Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases by Steven E. Pegalis J.D. and Irwin R. Merkatz M.D.

    Introduction - Fact Patterns from Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

    Steven E. Pegalis J.D. and Irwin R. Merkatz M.D.

    Introduction to the anonymous closed medical liability cases. New York Law School's Patient Safety Project was granted special permission by the New York State Office of Court Administration to obtain and make available these closes cases for the purpose of stimulating "diligent conversations" about the fact patterns so that the discussions can positively impact the safety processes and reduce the future incidence of patient injury.

  • Case No. 1 - Anoxic Encephalopathy in a 7 year old Experiencing Hemorrhagic Shock following Liver Biopsy by New York Law School

    Case No. 1 - Anoxic Encephalopathy in a 7 year old Experiencing Hemorrhagic Shock following Liver Biopsy

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Anoxic Encephalopathy in a 7 year old Experiencing Hemorrhagic Shock following Liver Biopsy

  • Case No. 2 - Preventable Maternal Death Due to Hemorrhage by New York Law School

    Case No. 2 - Preventable Maternal Death Due to Hemorrhage

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Preventable Maternal Death Due to Hemorrhage

  • Case No. 3 - Anoxic Encephalopathy in 3 year old with a Cardiac Arrest During Orthopedic Surgery under General Anesthesia for a Broken Elbow by New York Law School

    Case No. 3 - Anoxic Encephalopathy in 3 year old with a Cardiac Arrest During Orthopedic Surgery under General Anesthesia for a Broken Elbow

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Anoxic Encephalopathy in 3 year old with a Cardiac Arrest During Orthopedic Surgery under General Anesthesia for a Broken Elbow

  • Case No. 4 - Anoxic Encephalopathy Associated with a "High Spinal" Affect during Cesarean Delivery by New York Law School

    Case No. 4 - Anoxic Encephalopathy Associated with a "High Spinal" Affect during Cesarean Delivery

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Anoxic Encephalopathy Associated with a "High Spinal" Affect during Cesarean Delivery

  • Case No. 5 - Paraplegia and Spinal Cord Signs Following a Breech Extraction by New York Law School

    Case No. 5 - Paraplegia and Spinal Cord Signs Following a Breech Extraction

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Case - Paraplegia and Spinal Cord Signs Following a Breech Extraction

  • Case No. 6 - Perinatal Complications with Eclampsia by New York Law School

    Case No. 6 - Perinatal Complications with Eclampsia

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Perinatal Complications with Eclampsia

  • Case No. 7 - Postpartum Maternal Death Associated with Pulmonary Edema and Severe Anemia in a Patient with Preeclampsia by New York Law School

    Case No. 7 - Postpartum Maternal Death Associated with Pulmonary Edema and Severe Anemia in a Patient with Preeclampsia

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Postpartum Maternal Death Associated with Pulmonary Edema and Severe Anemia in a Patient with Preeclampsia

  • Case No. 8 - Perinatal Asphyxia Brain Injury with Fetal Growth Restriction by New York Law School

    Case No. 8 - Perinatal Asphyxia Brain Injury with Fetal Growth Restriction

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Perinatal Asphyxia Brain Injury with Fetal Growth Restriction

  • Case No. 9 - Death following Iatrogenic Bowel Perforation after Endoscopic G.I. Procedures by New York Law School

    Case No. 9 - Death following Iatrogenic Bowel Perforation after Endoscopic G.I. Procedures

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Death following Iatrogenic Bowel Perforation after Endoscopic G.I. Procedures

  • Case No. 10 - Post Cardiac Bypass Tamponade Producing Cardiac Arrest and Brain Damage by New York Law School

    Case No. 10 - Post Cardiac Bypass Tamponade Producing Cardiac Arrest and Brain Damage

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Post Cardiac Bypass Tamponade Producing Cardiac Arrest and Brain Damage

  • Case No. 11 - Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest at 3 Weeks of age in a very Premature Neonate Occurring in the NICU by New York Law School

    Case No. 11 - Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest at 3 Weeks of age in a very Premature Neonate Occurring in the NICU

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest at 3 Weeks of age in a very Premature Neonate Occurring in the NICU

  • Case No. 12 - Diagnosis of a Stage III High Grade Right Breast Ductal Carcinoma in Right 1 Breast of a 35 year old woman who Palpated a Lump two years earlier. by New York Law School

    Case No. 12 - Diagnosis of a Stage III High Grade Right Breast Ductal Carcinoma in Right 1 Breast of a 35 year old woman who Palpated a Lump two years earlier.

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Diagnosis of a Stage III High Grade Right Breast Ductal Carcinoma in Right 1 Breast of a 35 year old woman who Palpated a Lump two years earlier.

  • Case No. 13 - Delay in Diagnosing a Left Breast Malignant Tumor that was 7 x 9 cm. at Diagnosis by New York Law School

    Case No. 13 - Delay in Diagnosing a Left Breast Malignant Tumor that was 7 x 9 cm. at Diagnosis

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Delay in Diagnosing a Left Breast Malignant Tumor that was 7 x 9 cm. at Diagnosis

  • Case No. 14 - PPROM by New York Law School

    Case No. 14 - PPROM

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - PPROM

  • Case No. 15 - Preterm Cervical Funneling and Incompetent Cervix Leading to a Preterm Birth by New York Law School

    Case No. 15 - Preterm Cervical Funneling and Incompetent Cervix Leading to a Preterm Birth

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Preterm Cervical Funneling and Incompetent Cervix Leading to a Preterm Birth

  • Case No. 16 - Maternal Death in a Patient who had Rheumatic Heart Disease by New York Law School

    Case No. 16 - Maternal Death in a Patient who had Rheumatic Heart Disease

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Maternal Death in a Patient who had Rheumatic Heart Disease

  • Case No. 17 - Brain Abscess and Meningitis Following a Dental Abscess in 38 year old Woman by New York Law School

    Case No. 17 - Brain Abscess and Meningitis Following a Dental Abscess in 38 year old Woman

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Brain Abscess and Meningitis Following a Dental Abscess in 38 year old Woman

  • Case No. 18 - Death Following a Failure to Diagnose an Acute Myocardial Infarction by New York Law School

    Case No. 18 - Death Following a Failure to Diagnose an Acute Myocardial Infarction

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Death Following a Failure to Diagnose an Acute Myocardial Infarction

  • Case No. 19 - Risks to the Sciatic Nerve Related to a Leg Lengthening Attempt in a Patient with Congenital Leg Shortening by New York Law School

    Case No. 19 - Risks to the Sciatic Nerve Related to a Leg Lengthening Attempt in a Patient with Congenital Leg Shortening

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Risks to the Sciatic Nerve Related to a Leg Lengthening Attempt in a Patient with Congenital Leg Shortening

  • Case No. 20 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Meningitis in a 3 Week Old Child who Sustained a Spinal Cord Infarct Following a Cardiac Arrest by New York Law School

    Case No. 20 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Meningitis in a 3 Week Old Child who Sustained a Spinal Cord Infarct Following a Cardiac Arrest

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Diagnosis and Treatment of Meningitis in a 3 Week Old Child who Sustained a Spinal Cord Infarct Following a Cardiac Arrest

  • Case No. 21 - Trauma in Pregnancy by New York Law School

    Case No. 21 - Trauma in Pregnancy

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Trauma in Pregnancy

  • Case No. 22 - Paraplegia in a 12 year old with a Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Transverse Myelitis by New York Law School

    Case No. 22 - Paraplegia in a 12 year old with a Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Transverse Myelitis

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Paraplegia in a 12 year old with a Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Transverse Myelitis

  • Case No. 23 - Hypertensive Brain Bleed in a 10 year old with Undiagnosed Kidney Disease by New York Law School

    Case No. 23 - Hypertensive Brain Bleed in a 10 year old with Undiagnosed Kidney Disease

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Hypertensive Brain Bleed in a 10 year old with Undiagnosed Kidney Disease

  • Case No. 24 - Postpartum Anemia and Pulmonary Edema Complicating a HELLP Syndrome Patient with Gallstone Surgery Resulting in a Maternal Death by New York Law School

    Case No. 24 - Postpartum Anemia and Pulmonary Edema Complicating a HELLP Syndrome Patient with Gallstone Surgery Resulting in a Maternal Death

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Postpartum Anemia and Pulmonary Edema Complicating a HELLP Syndrome Patient with Gallstone Surgery Resulting in a Maternal Death

  • Case No. 25 - Death of a 25 year old Woman in a Hospital’s MICU with Sepsis and Septic Shock by New York Law School

    Case No. 25 - Death of a 25 year old Woman in a Hospital’s MICU with Sepsis and Septic Shock

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Death of a 25 year old Woman in a Hospital’s MICU with Sepsis and Septic Shock

  • Case No. 26 - APLS by New York Law School

    Case No. 26 - APLS

    New York Law School

    Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - APLS

 
 
 

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