QUESTION
Release from hospital subsequent death
Asked on Apr 03rd, 2013 on Medical Malpractice - New York
More details to this question:
My wife went into emergency from her visit to her personal practicioner. Soon they found liver disease she stayed hospitalized from March 8th until March 14th they released her she had a nurse visit and was told to visit her doctor on Monday March 18th he sent her back to emergency imedaitly. They then fouund some type of infection but never really heard what it was things starteing getting worse quickly over night march 19th they discovered a heart attack from thier it went to life support machines. The family removed her from teh life support machines march 21 2:15 pm she passed away. My bigest question is hoe could she be relaesed on March 18th? Should she not have remained under care?
1 ANSWER
This may be medical malpractice regarding delay in diagnosis of heart attack and unsafe discharge. It depends upon what the EKG showed at the first admission and/or if your wife had an infection at the first admission. I would need more information. Thank you. Anthony Colantonio, MD, Esq. SILBERSTEIN, AWAD & MIKLOS, PC. 516-832-7777. WeDoPatientsRight.org
Answered on Apr 04th, 2013 at 10:28 AM