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: Illinois Medical Malpractice BlogMedical Mistake Leads to Hospital Sued
By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti
A surgical patient is suing a hospital because he claims the doctor removed the wrong kidney. The patient hired a medical malpractice attorney who claims the doctor removed the healthy kidney before realizing the mistake he had made by not removing the diseased kidney. The repercussion of this mistake is dialysis treatment every three days to keep the patient alive, the patient alleges. Thus far, the article claims that the hospital has denied culpability and responsibility for the patient?s pain.
Read more about the surgical mistake here.
Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on September 05, 2009 (boomark / email).
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