Improper Performance
Risk management in action. Read about malpractice claims and case studies alleging improper performance, such as failures to diagnose and treat.
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Read ArticleImproper performance of TURP
A 68-year-old man came to the ED with urge incontinence, low urine output, and severe pain.
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Read ArticleColon and bladder injury during surgery
A 31-year-old woman came to her ob-gyn. She reported pelvic and abdominal pain and leaking urine when coughing or sneezing.
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Read ArticleImproper performance of a blepharoplasty
A 63-year-old man came to Ophthalmologist A for treatment of sagging upper and lower eyelids.
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Read ArticleImpaired child
A woman came to her ob-gyn to begin prenatal care. She was admitted to L&D 7 months later with a fever and nausea.
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Read ArticleFailure to test for pregnancy
A patient came to her ob-gyn for her annual well woman exam.
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Read ArticleFailure to properly interpret a screening mammogram
A 42-year-old patient was referred for a screening mammogram.
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Read ArticleFailure to prevent aspiration
A woman came to the ED with abdominal pain, nausea, and constipation.
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Read ArticleFailure to intubate patient
A 58-year-old man came to Neurosurgeon A for neck pain with radiation to his arms
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Read ArticleImproper administration of anesthesia and surgical awareness
A 34-year-old man was taken to the OR for a hernia repair.
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Read ArticleFailure to supervise advanced practice provider
A 40-year-old man with an 18-year history of migraine headaches came to his family physician.
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Read ArticleFailure to identify retained foreign object
A 30-year-old woman came to a local hospital in premature labor. The fetus was in the breech presentation with cord prolapse. Ob-gyn A performed an emergency cesarean delivery.
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Read ArticleComplications from knee replacement surgery
A 68-year-old woman came to an orthopedic surgeon for pain and dysfunction in both knees
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Read ArticleFailure to adequately and safely perform epidural steroid injection
A 45-year-old man came to see a pain management physician for treatment of neck, back, and shoulder pain.
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Read ArticleFailure to treat plagiocephaly in a timely manner
A woman brought her 10-month-old son to Pediatrician A’s office for evaluation of reported head asymmetry and earache.
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Read ArticleFailure to respond to surgical complication and infection
A 74-year-old woman came to see Ophthalmologist A for evaluation of her right-eye cataract.
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Read ArticleRetained foreign object
A 68-year-old woman came to an orthopedic surgeon due to pain in both knees.
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Read ArticleImproper endotracheal tube placement
A 34-year-old man came to a hospital by EMS with shortness of breath and high blood pressure.
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Read ArticleFailure to recognize sepsis
A woman came to the ED in labor. Her scheduled cesarean delivery had been changed due to low amniotic fluids
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Read ArticleComplications from hernia repair procedure
A 35-year-old man came to the ED reporting right lower abdominal pain following exercise.
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