Let’s Be Honest: These Medical Malpractice Cases Were a Pain in the Back

INTRODUCTION: This series reviews three cases of back pain where a highly morbid diagnosis was missed by an emergency physician and subsequently successfully litigated. CASE REPORT: We review the clinical entities of spinal epidural abscess and cauda equina syndrome, challenging diagnoses that can b...

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Autores principales: Garcia, Samuel Isaias, Ghiath, Summer, Moore, Gregory P., Lindor, Rachel A., Hevesi, Sara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022
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Medical Legal Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8900598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35254238
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2022.1.54908
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author Garcia, Samuel Isaias
Ghiath, Summer
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Hevesi, Sara
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description INTRODUCTION: This series reviews three cases of back pain where a highly morbid diagnosis was missed by an emergency physician and subsequently successfully litigated. CASE REPORT: We review the clinical entities of spinal epidural abscess and cauda equina syndrome, challenging diagnoses that can be easily missed and lead to patient harm if not treated promptly. Here we offer suggestions for recognizing these conditions quickly, performing an adequate history and exam, and using documentation to support decision-making. CONCLUSION: When confronted with an unfortunate medical outcome, maintaining honesty is of paramount importance in medical-legal environments.
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spelling pubmed-89005982022-03-08 Let’s Be Honest: These Medical Malpractice Cases Were a Pain in the Back Garcia, Samuel Isaias Ghiath, Summer Moore, Gregory P. Lindor, Rachel A. Hevesi, Sara Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Medical Legal Case Report INTRODUCTION: This series reviews three cases of back pain where a highly morbid diagnosis was missed by an emergency physician and subsequently successfully litigated. CASE REPORT: We review the clinical entities of spinal epidural abscess and cauda equina syndrome, challenging diagnoses that can be easily missed and lead to patient harm if not treated promptly. Here we offer suggestions for recognizing these conditions quickly, performing an adequate history and exam, and using documentation to support decision-making. CONCLUSION: When confronted with an unfortunate medical outcome, maintaining honesty is of paramount importance in medical-legal environments. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8900598/ /pubmed/35254238 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2022.1.54908 Text en © 2022 Garcia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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