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I believe my husband died from a cerebral hemorrage due to the use of Warfarin also known as Coumadin
Asked on Aug 18th, 2014 on Medical Malpractice - New Jersey
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I am interested in seeking an attorney to handle a malpractice case which involved the death of my husband who suffered severe bleeding complications related to a prescription medication Warfarin. My husband died on September 20, 2013 from complications of a cerebral hemorrhage, which caused a massive stroke and ultimate kidney failure after being hospitalized at Cooper University Hospital in NJ on August 25, 2013, where he received medical care to include surgery that drilled a hole in his scull and a drainage tube was placed to drain the bleeding from around the area of his brain. He was being prescribed Warfarin for a heart condition:: Atrial Fibrillation, by physicians at Deborah Hospital in NJ. It is my belief that his INR levels may not have been accurately monitored, which I believe increased his risk for hemorrhagic stroke and his death from the result of the use of Warfarin overdose, I also believe that his kidney failure was caused by the use of this medication as well.
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If your husband was on Coumadin and they failed to monitor his INR levels and this caused his stroke, you may have a viable medical malpractice case. To know for sure an attorney would have to review the medical records.
Patients on Coumadin with some kidney dysfunction may suffer kidney failure because of renal hematomas, so your hunch that the Coumadin use was related to that problem as well might be correct.
You have two years from the date your husband passed away to file a medical malpractice/wrongful death case.
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Answered on Aug 20th, 2014 at 12:39 PM