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Case No. 13 - Delay In Diagnosing A Left Breast Malignant Tumor That Was 7 X 9 Cm. At Diagnosis, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 13 - Delay In Diagnosing A Left Breast Malignant Tumor That Was 7 X 9 Cm. At Diagnosis, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Delay in Diagnosing a Left Breast Malignant Tumor that was 7 x 9 cm. at Diagnosis


Case No. 9 - Death Following Iatrogenic Bowel Perforation After Endoscopic G.I. Procedures, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 9 - Death Following Iatrogenic Bowel Perforation After Endoscopic G.I. Procedures, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Death following Iatrogenic Bowel Perforation after Endoscopic G.I. Procedures


Case No. 8 - Perinatal Asphyxia Brain Injury With Fetal Growth Restriction, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 8 - Perinatal Asphyxia Brain Injury With Fetal Growth Restriction, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Perinatal Asphyxia Brain Injury with Fetal Growth Restriction


Case No. 15 - Preterm Cervical Funneling And Incompetent Cervix Leading To A Preterm Birth, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 15 - Preterm Cervical Funneling And Incompetent Cervix Leading To A Preterm Birth, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Preterm Cervical Funneling and Incompetent Cervix Leading to a Preterm Birth


Case No. 10 - Post Cardiac Bypass Tamponade Producing Cardiac Arrest And Brain Damage, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 10 - Post Cardiac Bypass Tamponade Producing Cardiac Arrest And Brain Damage, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Post Cardiac Bypass Tamponade Producing Cardiac Arrest and Brain Damage


Case No. 1 - Anoxic Encephalopathy In A 7 Year Old Experiencing Hemorrhagic Shock Following Liver Biopsy, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 1 - Anoxic Encephalopathy In A 7 Year Old Experiencing Hemorrhagic Shock Following Liver Biopsy, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Anoxic Encephalopathy in a 7 year old Experiencing Hemorrhagic Shock following Liver Biopsy


Case No. 4 - Anoxic Encephalopathy Associated With A "High Spinal" Affect During Cesarean Delivery, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 4 - Anoxic Encephalopathy Associated With A "High Spinal" Affect During Cesarean Delivery, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Anoxic Encephalopathy Associated with a "High Spinal" Affect during Cesarean Delivery


Case No. 5 - Paraplegia And Spinal Cord Signs Following A Breech Extraction, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 5 - Paraplegia And Spinal Cord Signs Following A Breech Extraction, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Case - Paraplegia and Spinal Cord Signs Following a Breech Extraction


Case No. 7 - Postpartum Maternal Death Associated With Pulmonary Edema And Severe Anemia In A Patient With Preeclampsia, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 7 - Postpartum Maternal Death Associated With Pulmonary Edema And Severe Anemia In A Patient With Preeclampsia, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Postpartum Maternal Death Associated with Pulmonary Edema and Severe Anemia in a Patient with Preeclampsia


Case No. 14 - Pprom, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 14 - Pprom, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - PPROM


Case No. 3 - Anoxic Encephalopathy In 3 Year Old With A Cardiac Arrest During Orthopedic Surgery Under General Anesthesia For A Broken Elbow, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 3 - Anoxic Encephalopathy In 3 Year Old With A Cardiac Arrest During Orthopedic Surgery Under General Anesthesia For A Broken Elbow, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Anoxic Encephalopathy in 3 year old with a Cardiac Arrest During Orthopedic Surgery under General Anesthesia for a Broken Elbow


Case No. 6 - Perinatal Complications With Eclampsia, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 6 - Perinatal Complications With Eclampsia, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Perinatal Complications with Eclampsia


Introduction - Fact Patterns From Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases, Steven E. Pegalis J.D., Irwin R. Merkatz M.D. Jan 2016

Introduction - Fact Patterns From Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases, Steven E. Pegalis J.D., Irwin R. Merkatz M.D.

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Introduction to the anonymous closed medical liability cases. New York Law School's Patient Safety Project was granted special permission by the New York State Office of Court Administration to obtain and make available these closes cases for the purpose of stimulating "diligent conversations" about the fact patterns so that the discussions can positively impact the safety processes and reduce the future incidence of patient injury.


Case No. 2 - Preventable Maternal Death Due To Hemorrhage, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 2 - Preventable Maternal Death Due To Hemorrhage, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Preventable Maternal Death Due to Hemorrhage


Case No. 25 - Death Of A 25 Year Old Woman In A Hospital’S Micu With Sepsis And Septic Shock, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 25 - Death Of A 25 Year Old Woman In A Hospital’S Micu With Sepsis And Septic Shock, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Death of a 25 year old Woman in a Hospital’s MICU with Sepsis and Septic Shock


Case No. 17 - Brain Abscess And Meningitis Following A Dental Abscess In 38 Year Old Woman, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 17 - Brain Abscess And Meningitis Following A Dental Abscess In 38 Year Old Woman, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Brain Abscess and Meningitis Following a Dental Abscess in 38 year old Woman


Case No. 20 - Diagnosis And Treatment Of Meningitis In A 3 Week Old Child Who Sustained A Spinal Cord Infarct Following A Cardiac Arrest, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 20 - Diagnosis And Treatment Of Meningitis In A 3 Week Old Child Who Sustained A Spinal Cord Infarct Following A Cardiac Arrest, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Diagnosis and Treatment of Meningitis in a 3 Week Old Child who Sustained a Spinal Cord Infarct Following a Cardiac Arrest


Case No. 26 - Apls, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 26 - Apls, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - APLS


Case No. 24 - Postpartum Anemia And Pulmonary Edema Complicating A Hellp Syndrome Patient With Gallstone Surgery Resulting In A Maternal Death, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 24 - Postpartum Anemia And Pulmonary Edema Complicating A Hellp Syndrome Patient With Gallstone Surgery Resulting In A Maternal Death, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Postpartum Anemia and Pulmonary Edema Complicating a HELLP Syndrome Patient with Gallstone Surgery Resulting in a Maternal Death


Case No. 23 - Hypertensive Brain Bleed In A 10 Year Old With Undiagnosed Kidney Disease, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 23 - Hypertensive Brain Bleed In A 10 Year Old With Undiagnosed Kidney Disease, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Hypertensive Brain Bleed in a 10 year old with Undiagnosed Kidney Disease


Case No. 21 - Trauma In Pregnancy, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 21 - Trauma In Pregnancy, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Trauma in Pregnancy


Case No. 19 - Risks To The Sciatic Nerve Related To A Leg Lengthening Attempt In A Patient With Congenital Leg Shortening, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 19 - Risks To The Sciatic Nerve Related To A Leg Lengthening Attempt In A Patient With Congenital Leg Shortening, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Risks to the Sciatic Nerve Related to a Leg Lengthening Attempt in a Patient with Congenital Leg Shortening


Case No. 22 - Paraplegia In A 12 Year Old With A Delayed Diagnosis And Treatment Of Transverse Myelitis, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 22 - Paraplegia In A 12 Year Old With A Delayed Diagnosis And Treatment Of Transverse Myelitis, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Paraplegia in a 12 year old with a Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Transverse Myelitis


Case No. 18 - Death Following A Failure To Diagnose An Acute Myocardial Infarction, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 18 - Death Following A Failure To Diagnose An Acute Myocardial Infarction, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Death Following a Failure to Diagnose an Acute Myocardial Infarction


Case No. 16 - Maternal Death In A Patient Who Had Rheumatic Heart Disease, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 16 - Maternal Death In A Patient Who Had Rheumatic Heart Disease, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Maternal Death in a Patient who had Rheumatic Heart Disease


Case No. 12 - Diagnosis Of A Stage Iii High Grade Right Breast Ductal Carcinoma In Right 1 Breast Of A 35 Year Old Woman Who Palpated A Lump Two Years Earlier., New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 12 - Diagnosis Of A Stage Iii High Grade Right Breast Ductal Carcinoma In Right 1 Breast Of A 35 Year Old Woman Who Palpated A Lump Two Years Earlier., New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Diagnosis of a Stage III High Grade Right Breast Ductal Carcinoma in Right 1 Breast of a 35 year old woman who Palpated a Lump two years earlier.


Case No. 11 - Respiratory And Cardiac Arrest At 3 Weeks Of Age In A Very Premature Neonate Occurring In The Nicu, New York Law School Jan 2016

Case No. 11 - Respiratory And Cardiac Arrest At 3 Weeks Of Age In A Very Premature Neonate Occurring In The Nicu, New York Law School

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Cases

Anonymous Closed Medical Liability Case - Respiratory and Cardiac Arrest at 3 Weeks of age in a very Premature Neonate Occurring in the NICU