Coloplast Altis 522 Study was plagued by dropout at 6 months. “Coloplast Altis 522 Study was plagued by dropout at 6 months. Eleven percent dropout at 6-months is concerning and it makes interpretation of the results difficult at best”… Dr. Greg Vigna, national pharmaceutical injury attorney. Dr. Roberta Blandon from the Mayo Clinic wrote in [...]
We are now reviewing cases of neurological injuries suffered by Ovarian Cancer Survivors related to toxic effect of chemotherapeutic agents & radiation therapy. “We are now reviewing cases of the neurological injuries suffered by Ovarian Cancer Survivors related to toxic effect of chemotherapeutic agents and radiation therapy. Injuries include Cisplatin related peripheral neuropathies and [...]
Bedsores with dead tissue either get infected leading to sepsis or even disseminated intravascular coagulation that leads to uncontrolled bleeding. “I’m seeing a very disturbing trend where hospitals are discharging patients with necrotic large decubitus ulcers. Bedsores with dead tissue either get infected leading to sepsis or even disseminated intravascular coagulation that leads to [...]
Nursing homes and hospitals must be held accountable for the complications they cause. “The repercussions from criminal prosecution of nursing home personnel may eventually spread to hospitals. It is no secret that in the past decade, the number of nurses has been reduced in hospitals. This is done to maximize profits and reduce operating [...]
Women implanted with polyproplene experience complications including serious pain syndromes yet women across the world benefit from a polymer called PVDF. “Women in the USA are getting implanted with 1970 technology polyproplene and are going down like flies with complications caused by chronic inflammatory effects that include serious pain syndromes including pudendal, obturator, ilioinguinal [...]
Grade 3/4 decubitus ulcers are not compatible with life and long-term complications caused by prolonged conservative care for these diagnoses have risks as well “There is little doubt VAC packs have some role, although ill-defined, in the management of Grade III/IV sacral decubitus ulcers. Clearly, VAC packs are currently overutilized by physicians who don’t [...]
The obturator internus muscle has motor function at the hip during gait and can be the source of pain from injury. On December 20, 2022, Dr. Jaime Sepulveda testified in a Dallas TVT-O mesh trial that the obturator internus muscle does not contract and does not spasm which was designed to mislead the jury [...]
A recent study reveals the frequency of a decubitus ulcer diagnosis has stayed the same but severity has increased and rate of surgical procedures has decreased A recent database study of hospital discharges between 2008 through 2019 reveal that the frequency of a decubitus ulcer diagnosis has essentially stayed the same, but severity increased [...]
Unfortunately, the misrepresentation by Ethicon continues to be recirculated in the literature. “Dr. Amy Gee, your article ‘Where Are We Now? Urogynecologic Mesh’ takes us back to 2004 and does not represent the current knowledge that is known by some members of your field. There was deceptive advertising and misrepresentation as part of their [...]
“There must be no delay in treating malnutrition in patients with deep Grade III or Grade IV decubitus ulcers as the body needs to be in ‘positive nitrogen balance’ to build tissue and this is directly related to residual protein stores and ongoing nutritional intake” … Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney, wound [...]