QUESTION
Do I have a clinical negligence case
Asked on Feb 26th, 2014 on Medical Malpractice - Florida
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I am Charles Clark the husband of Carolyn Clark. My wife went into a reputable hospital expecting the outcome to be a simple routine recovery. The outcome was as follows 12/16/13 to present. Thanks for your time, Charles Clark Carolyn Clark Surgery Dec. 16 2013 Developed staph infection 12/16/13 released 12/19/13 w/excessive drainage 12/26/13 Dr.sutured above incision to stop fluid 12/27/13 returned for more surgery Put on continuous IV 6 weeks oral antibiotic 1 year, wound VAC for undetermined time 1/3/14 returned home without details of wound depth. Home Health would not treat wound with vertebrae and hip exposed. 1/7/14 transferred to Promise Hosp for 27 day confinement 2/5/14 return home 2/12/14 return to Shands to see Dr.Schain found new infection 2/14/14 admitted to Shands for a 3rd surgery. 2/17/14 returned home with new antibiotic IV for6 more weeks and wound VAC for undetermined time. You do not have a clue if you think this is not barbaric. Charles
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Having dealt with similar issues personally, understand your anger and frustration. The starting point for a medical malpractice case however is to obtain a written opinion from a doctor explaining that medical negilgence occurred,what it was and the damages it caused. This may be difficult to do,absent hiring an expert and signficant expense, as infection cases are very very complicated and bad results are not necessarily malpractice.
Answered on Feb 28th, 2014 at 2:49 PM
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