Case Result

$925,000

Medical Malpractice

Chicago, IL

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Case Details

Man Suffers Debilitating Stroke Due To Physician’s Failure To Perform A Pre-Surgical Diagnostic CT Angiogram For Cardiac Clearance Prior To Shoulder Surgery For Work-Related Injury

Additional Notes

$925,000 settlement for 60-year-old plaintiff. Plaintiff suffered a work-related right rotator cuff tear and was referred to a cardiologist prior to shoulder surgery for markedly abnormal right arm Dopplers. Plaintiff had a history of a-fib CABG, right carotid endarterectomy, iliac stent, right subclavian stent. The cardiologist elected to proceed with peripheral angiography, atherectomy, percutaneous tranluminal angioplasty (PTA) and/or vascular stenting of the right subclavian artery without a preoperative CT angiogram. Due to the negligence of the doctor, the plaintiff suffered a left-brain stroke that has rendered him disabled.

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