Medical Malpractice ? Need Answers ..... Posted: 06-02-07 12:11pm
hi. I'm a new member. I'm having a lot of
health problems right now that I'm dealing
with so I figured I'd join this forum so I
can get advices and opinions.
Right, now my question is not about myself
but my friend's mother who died just 2
days ago during an operation to remove her
myoma. The doctor's explanation was that
"-her nerves got shocked and would not
accept blood supply"- and so she died.
Is there really a case like that or was
there a negligence on the doctor's part?
My friend said that two of her mother's
co-worker had that operation with that
same doctor and they were good that's she
decided to go to that doctor.
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marymel
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med mal Posted: 09-23-08 12:42pm
Malpractice is a very complicated term.
Sometimes there are bad outcomes. Your
friend's mom may have had other health
issues, etc. If there really is a concern
that the doc did something negligent, get
all the records and go see a medical
malpractice attorney. They can review the
records and determine whether or not there
is anything to pursue.
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MRedd
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Posted: 11-09-08 17:53pm
Could have been negligence, but in all
honesty, the doctor might have very well
have been telling the truth, and there was
nothing he/she could have done. The body
does sometimes reject blood supplies and
go into shock and shuts down.
Check the records, talk to an attorney if
you want, but sometimes you just have to
admit that things don't always go your
way. In fact, sometimes it was an honest
mistake by the doctor. Really, the guilt
of having messed up will probably be
enough if that is the case.
Malpractice is delicate and shouldn't be
taken lightly or as revenge or just
wanting someone to pay for the loss.
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Mame
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Posted: 11-09-08 18:11pm
Seems like she was in shock, which is
where there would be low blood flow. This
would result in damage to the
cardiovascular network and subsequent
death. It would depend on if they had
taken a cross match early for blood
products, when they transfused
blood/fluids and exactly how the patient
died.
