Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice suit filed because surgeon left too early
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Monday, January 15, 2018. When a loved one needs surgery, every family wants the procedure to be performed by the best available physician. However, as some Louisiana residents may know, it is easy for these doctors to take on too many patients. In some cases, this may result in sub-par care for those in need. One family has filed a medical malpractice suit against one such cardiac surgeon, claiming that his heavy workload contributed to their loved one being left in a vegetative state. A 76-year-old patient underwent open heart surgery to replace a heart valve and to repair his damaged aorta. The…
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Why You Should Seek a Second Opinion Regardless of Your Diagnosis
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, January 11, 2018. According to the National Center for Policy Analysis, between 10 and 20 percent of patients who seek treatment for various symptoms are misdiagnosed. Misdiagnoses are so prevalent, in fact, that they are more common than medication mistakes and wrong-site/wrong-procedure/wrong-patient errors, despite the fact that these kinds of mistakes are much more publicized. If patients were more familiar with diagnostic errors, though, they might be able to advocate for themselves better and avoid such mistakes entirely. Sadly, diagnostic errors can have devastating and even fatal consequences. If you think you were the victim of a missed…
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Woman Dies from Embolism During Cosmetic Procedure
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Thursday, January 4, 2018. According to WAFB, the medical examiner’s report on a woman who died during a cosmetic procedure has been released. The woman, a 40-year-old mother of two from Baton Rouge, had traveled to Florida to undergo a Brazilian butt lift. The medical examiner listed the cause of death as an embolism, which is a rare but serious complication of surgery. The deceased was the fourth patient to die from cosmetic surgery complications at that particular location in as many years. In the autopsy report, the cause of death was ruled an accident as the result of…
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