Post-operative stroke results in court case

An elderly man was granted $1.8 million in compensation after he was left physically and mentally disabled by a stroke 7 days after a triple coronary bypass operation. The man developed atrial fibrillation after surgery, which lead to formation of a blood clot that should have been prevented by anti-clotting drugs. This medication was never given according to treatment guidelines, as the doctors argued that the atrial fibrillation was short lived and did not warrant the blood thinners, but the hospital was found to be responsible for causing his stroke.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Concord Monitor.com

Related Disease Topics:

• Stroke
• Atrial fibrillation

Related Symptom Topics:

• Physically disabled
• Mentally disabled

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About: Post-operative stroke results in court case

Date: 28 December 2005

Source: Concord Monitor.com

Author: Anne Ruderman

URL: http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051228/REPOSITORY/512280350/1031

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of stroke
• Cause of blood clot
• Cause of ischemic stroke
• Cause of atrial fibrillation
• Cause of disability
• Cause of physical disability
• Cause of mental disability
• Risk and surgery
• Risk and coronary bypass
• Risk and coronary bypass operation
• Risk and coronary bypass surgery
• Risk and bypass operation
• Risk and bypass surgery
• Risk and atrial fibrillation
• Risk and blood clot
• Risk and ischemic stroke
• Medical malpractice
• Medical malpractice and post-operative stroke
• Medical malpractice and stroke
• Medical malpractice and ischemic stroke
• Medical malpractice and blood clot
• Medical malpractice and atrial fibrillation
• Medical malpractice and disability
• Medical malpractice and physical disability
• Medical malpractice and mental disability
• Medical malpractice and surgery
• Medical malpractice and coronary bypass
• Medical malpractice and coronary bypass operation
• Medical malpractice and coronary bypass surgery
• Medical malpractice and bypass operation
• Medical malpractice and bypass surgery
• Medical malpractice and anti-clotting drugs
• Medical malpractice and anti-clotting medication
• Medical malpractice and blood thinners
• Medical malpractice and hospital
• Medical malpractice and coronary specialist
• Medical malpractice and heart specialist
• Medical malpractice and negligence

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