Medical Legal

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Plaintiff
Childbirth plaintiff Surgical injuries and repair Cervical epidural abscess Failed Repair of Iliac Artery Perforation Stent Placement Injury Ureters Cut during LAVH
Defense
Sterilization defense Childbirth defense Ureter injury defense Transitional L5 Vertebra Unstable angina defense

Sterilization defense

Allegation: OB punctured lower pelvic wall during tubal sterilization after normal childbirth leading to hemorrhage and death of mother, who fell in tub several weeks later, possibly of epileptic seizure
Goal: to prove that the doctor did not operate near the bleeding site, performed Pomeroy sterilization almost completely out of the body and that there was no reason to bring an instrument into the lower right pelvic area and no way he could have, without damaging intestines and other structures, which were normal
Solution: to show internal anatomical relationships, size and location of normal uterus near pelvic wall compared with uterus high up in abdomen following childbirth, Pomeroy technique outside of belly button
Verdict for the defense

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