Risk Alert: Wernicke's Encephalopathy

A 51-year-old man came to his primary care physician and reported insomnia.

A 34-year-old man was taken to the OR for a hernia repair.

A 40-year-old man with an 18-year history of migraine headaches came to his family physician.

A 43-year-old man came to the emergency department (ED) on August 21 with sudden epigastric pain radiating to his back with severe nausea and vomiting.

A 60-year-old woman came to her primary care physician’s office with abdominal pain and fullness

A woman brought her 10-month-old son to Pediatrician A’s office for evaluation of reported head asymmetry and earache.

A 26-year-old woman came to her ob-gyn after visiting the ED with pain in her right lower abdomen

A patient was being treated for chronic pain related to failed back syndrome

A 34-year-old man came to a hospital by EMS with shortness of breath and high blood pressure.

A man living in a nursing home reported right leg pain. Staff documented a 2+ edema in his right foot.

A 44-year-old man came to the ED with leg swelling and bruising for the past six days.

A 40-year-old man came to an internal medicine physician and reported feeling weak and tired.

A 51-year-old man was scheduled for a right knee replacement revision at a local hospital.

The TMLT claims and risk management departments have seen an alarming increase in the number of claims filed related to Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) following bariatric surgery.

A 67-year-old man was referred to a gastroenterologist for a screening colonoscopy.