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“The Food and Drug Administration has flagged over 80,000 injuries caused by spinal cord stimulator (SCS), making them the 3rd most flagged medical device," states Dr. Wayne K. Cheng, MD, Loma Linda Orthopedics Spine. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national product liability attorney and neurological injury attorney, comments, “Lead migrations cause neurological injury or injuries to [...]
“Of particular concern is the increasing incidence of healthcare associated endocarditis, which accounts for 7% to 29% of endocarditis cases seen at tertiary care hospitals. This trend parallels the increasing use of central venous catheters,” states Dr. Michael Chrissoheris, MD. What did Dr. Chrissoheris report in his article, “Endocarditis Complicating Central Venous Catheter Bloodstream Infections: [...]
California and national malpractice attorney, states, “We are seeing cases across the country where certified wound care nurses evaluate our clients during their hospitalization, yet do no act to ensure that the patient is safe from further injury." (Martin, et. al. vs. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, et. al., Case No. 24STCV00619) Click here to read Dr. Vigna’s [...]
“The Altis mid-urethral sling was a bad device during the IDE study and there is nothing reassuring about the safety of this device in the FDA ordered Altis 522 study. The SIMS trial revealed that the Altis sling had more pain at all time points compared with full-length mid-urethral slings. The authors of the SIMS [...]
“Our findings demonstrate that, despite the manifest successes of therapeutic hypothermia, brain development is impaired in these children,” states Dr. Ela Chakkarapani, Pediatrics and Neonatology. Dr. Greg Vigna, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, national birth injury attorney, says, “Children who required therapeutic cooling may be spared the diagnosis of cerebral palsy, but are at [...]
“Hospital-acquired decubitus ulcers require either a transfer to a hospital specializing in flap reconstruction or should remain in the hospital until surgically closed,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney. What does the WHS Guidelines 2023 update report? “Preamble: Surgical treatment of pressure injury/ulcers is often considered a final invasive choice for wounds refractory [...]
“This shift in mutational landscape indicates the vulnerability of certain meningeal cells and mutations to hormone-induced tumorigenesis,” states M. Peyre, Neurosurgeon. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, states, “This study is pointing toward direct evidence that Depo-Provera causes mutations. The DNA footprint of meningiomas in women exposed to Depo-Provera is different when compared [...]
“We represent those who have hospital acquired Stage III or Stage IV bedsores that are discharged to nursing homes without being offered the standard of care recommended by Wound Healing Society Guidelines. Early flap closure is required to prevent malnutrition, chronic infection, sepsis, and death,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national decubitus ulcer attorney. Dr. Greg [...]
“Because Never Events are devastating and preventable, healthcare organizations are under increasing pressure to eliminate them completely. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in August 2007 that Medicare would no longer pay for additional costs associated with many preventable errors, including those considered Never Events,” states the Department of Health & Human [...]
“More evidence is mounting on the association between the use of CPA (cyproterone acetate) and the development of meningiomas. The European Medicines Agency has recently issued restrictions regarding the use of CPA in doses exceeding 10 mg/day because of meningioma risk,” states Dr. Mirella Hage, endocrinologist. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, states, [...]