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The Indiana Medical Review Panel found that an Orthopaedic group failed to comply with appropriate standards of care that led to a woman having her leg amputated and cleared the way for the woman to go forward with her lawsuit. The patient went to an Orthopaedic group three times in March 2006 with signs and symptoms of a vascular problem in her leg. She was not diagnosed with the vascular problem and was instead given two injections into her knee.

On April 10, 2006, The patient was admitted to the hospital for loss of blood flow to her right foot and a large acute blood clot in the artery that supplies the blood to the knee and thigh. Her leg was amputated above the knee on April 14. The patient contends that the Orthopaedic group fell below the required standard of car by failing to test for the loss of blood flow in her foot after noting a lack of pulse, reddened foot and reports of unexplained pain. She was also not given a timely referral to a vascular surgeon or cardiologist.

If you have been injured by the negligence or mistake of medical professionals or their staff please visit my website at www.ostadlaw.com or call my Baltimore or Rockville office at 1-800-320-0080 for a free initial consultation.

According to a recent study between 2004 and September 2008, New York issued 16 citations to hospitals for incomplete, altered or missing medical records. In a review of the documents, it was found that the records were altered or missing when a medical screw-up was involved. Workers at city-run hospitals faked records to cover up incidents or claimed that they couldn't find the data when investigators asked.

One such incident occurred at New York Hospital. A young man showed up on September 8, 2005 and was diagnosed as suffering a "cardiac event." An IV was placed by a fourth-year medical student but it was listed in the records that a medical doctor administered the IV since med students are allowed to. Over the next two days, the medical student and several nurses made entries into the record that the patient's arm was fine, was "warm to the touch" and that there were "no signs of inflammation." During this time however, his arm was covered from the knuckles to his elbows in a material called Kerlix. When the Kerlix was removed, patient's arm was blistering and his left hand was "cool to touch and pulseless." The patient ended up having his arm amputated at the elbow.

If you have been injured by the negligence or mistake of medical professionals or their staff please visit my website at www.ostadlaw.com or call my Baltimore or Rockville office at 1-800-320-0080 for a free initial consultatio