EPISODE · Dec 17, 2020 · 10 MIN
Woman Dies from Post-op Stroke When Anticoagulant Not Restarted
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Restarting heparin was not in the post-op instructions. In a lawsuit naming four physicians, the patient's estate alleged negligent failure to restart anticoagulation, resulting in a stroke and ultimately, her death. The case was settled for more than a million.
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Restarting heparin was not in the post-op instructions. In a lawsuit naming four physicians, the patient's estate alleged negligent failure to restart anticoagulation, resulting in a stroke and ultimately, her death. The case was settled for more than a million.
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Woman Dies from Post-op Stroke When Anticoagulant Not Restarted
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