Failure to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism
Aug 08, 2008OUTCOME: $1.85 Million settlement
Wrongful Death/Medical Malpractice: $1.85 million settlement on behalf of an appendectomy patient who lost his life due to a pulmonary embolism. The patient was recovering from the removal of his appen ... dix, but the hospital’s nurses failed to recognize the patient’s deterioration due to a blood clot in his lung. The patient was survived by his wife and 3 young children.
