Medical Malpractice

• Gastric Bypass - Choose Carefully

  Robert Blanchard | October 19, 2006 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  It turns out, as shown in a recent study, that a procedure known as the "duodenal switch" is better than gastric bypass in achieving weight loss in patients who are very obese, (those with a Body Mass Index of at least 50). Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is known to be an effective weight-loss operation for patients with a BMI between 35 and 50. For super-obese patients, however, this operation is...

• Delays in Diagnosis

  Robert Blanchard | April 20, 2006 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  I have just seen the results of a new study which attempts to quantify the risk of an appendix rupture relative to the time since the onset of symptoms. Not surprisingly, the longer you have been having symptoms, the greater your risk that the appendix is about to rupture. You don't hear of many people suffering with a ruptured appendix anymore and this is no doubt due to the abilitiy of...

• Crisis Declared Over

  Robert Blanchard | February 28, 2006 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  A recent report confirms - Medical Malpractice Insurance 'Crisis' Is Over. Why then the continued cries to the contrary. Why are politicians trying to win votes with lies, and all the while taking your rights away. This kind of stuff makes you mad when you have to talk to people every day who have been injured by stupid doctors. Most physicians are excellent, but the bad ones are getting away...

• Myocarditis Goes Untreated

  Robert Blanchard | February 13, 2006 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  A serious infection of the heart may too often go untreated, because many patients present with a nonspecific illness characterized by fatigue, mild dyspnea, and myalgias. A few patients present acutely with fulminant congestive heart failure (CHF) secondary to widespread myocardial involvement. Many cases of myocarditis are such that the patient rarely seeks medical attention during acute...

• Infections make scar removal potentially dangerous

  Robert Blanchard | January 05, 2006 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  If you think you are developing an infection following a surgery of your skin, such as scar removal, there are some things you should know. Signs and symptoms of wound infection usually present in an escalating manner from days 4-6 after surgery and include redness, tenderness, and swelling at the surgery site. Pus may be present. If the infection is caught at an early stage, the patient may be...

• Paraplegia from Simple Surgery?

  Robert Blanchard | January 05, 2006 4:45 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Paraplegia following a simple surgery, such as a thoracotomy, is a disaster with obvious legal implications. Most documented cases involve arterial bleeding. Unexpected paraplegia following a simple lung resection is a devastating injury. Fortunately, it rarely occurs. The incidence of paraplegia after thoracotomy is unknown but has been estimated to be approximately 0.08%. The culprit may be...

• Florida Medical Malpractice Statement

  Staff Writer | November 08, 2005 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  While there are certain rules of court and procedures that affect the filing of a medical malpractice claim, in Florida, these are essentially negligence claims. Negligence is the failure of a person to exercise the proper duty of care thereby injuring someone else. Section 766.102 of Florida Statutes describes what a doctor’s duty of care is. A doctor must do what a reasonably prudent...

• Cervical Cancer Malpractice

  Robert Blanchard | August 30, 2006 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  An active area of medical malpractice litigation is the late diagnosis or mis-diagnosis of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy in women worldwide, and it remains a leading cause of cancer- related death for women in developing countries. In the United States, cervical cancer is relatively uncommon. The incidence of invasive cervical cancer has declined steadily...