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Dr. Greg Vigna, mid-urethral sling attorney, states, “According to their own literature, the Coloplast Altis device may cause inner leg, thigh, and hip pain when compared to traditional slings. The…

“Although diffusion MRI imaging often requires sedation, families and patients deserve definitive testing to rule out hypoxic brain damage that may be invisible with routine MRI. These are serious injuries…

“Common patient concerns include chronic pain, foreign body sensation, and recurrence,” states Dr. Usamah Ahmed, Surgeon. What did Dr. Ahmed report in the article “Chronic pain and foreign body sensation…

“Polyurethane PICC lines are defective because they do little to reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections. To date, there has not been a reported case of septic shock from…

“Fortunately, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has used their pricing power from their monopoly in Santa Barbara County to re-invest in the training of registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, and licensed…

“List of Serious Reportable Events (aka…” Never Events”)… 1D. Unintended retention of a foreign object in a patient after surgery or other invasive procedure (updated). Applicable in: hospitals, outpatient/office-based surgery…

“Unintended iatrogenic durotomy in spine surgery may cause serious complications including meningitis, nerve root compression, and pseudomeningoceles,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national neurological injury attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, Board…

“Mid-urethral sling removal results in a significant drop in pain score. Almost one out of four patients reported to be completely pain-free,” states Dr. Bianca Mengerink. Dr. Greg Vigna, MD,…

“Immediate post-operative groin pain after placement of a retropubic sling is consistent with a sling placed too far laterally, impacting the obturator nerve. The standard of care in such cases…

“Polypropylene and PVDF slings showed similar high cure or improvement rate (91.0% ves. 95.6%)… A higher incidence of long-term pain events were observed in the polypropylene group,” states Dr. Jordi…