Clinical Outcomes and Reported Pain Associated with the Altis Mini-Sling Device

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 only Randomized Control Study regarding the Altis shows that there is at least a 2.5x risk of dyspareunia compared to full-length slings. There appears to [...]

2025-07-18T14:54:10-07:00July 16th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Mesh Placement and Material in Hernia Repair with Focus on Patient Outcomes

“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 and the diagnosis matters,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. What does Kenichi Oishi, MD, PhD from Johns Hopkins University [...]

2025-07-18T14:50:15-07:00July 15th, 2025|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Mesh Placement and Material in Hernia Repair with Focus on Patient Outcomes

“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 based on mesh placement in primary ventral hernia repair: A systematic review highlighting the evidence gap and a call to action” published in Langenbeck’s Archives [...]

2025-07-18T14:47:07-07:00July 14th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

PICC Lines, Central Line Bloodstream Infections, and Septic Shock: A ‘Never Event’

“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 an infected PICC line using super-hydrophilic technology,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national sepsis attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, national sepsis attorney and PICC line attorney, states, “Super-hydrophilic PICC [...]

2025-07-18T14:43:11-07:00July 13th, 2025|News, PICC Lines|0 Comments

How Competition Impacts Healthcare: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

“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 practical nurses to ensure that our community has the bedside staff to keep patients safe,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney. Dr. Greg [...]

2025-07-18T14:39:25-07:00July 12th, 2025|News, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Vigna Law Group: ‘Never Event’ Retained Sponge Case Filed in Las Vegas

“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 centers, ambulatory practice settings/office-based practices, long-term care/skilled nursing facilities,” National Quality Forum, List of Serious Reportable Events. Read the National Quality Forum List of Serious [...]

2025-07-18T14:36:06-07:00July 10th, 2025|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Unrecognized Dural Tears During Spine Surgery May Lead to Serious Postoperative Complications

“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 Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician, “Pseudomeningoceles may become infected, which is a complication of spinal surgeries. A pseudomeningocele is a collection of cerebral spinal [...]

2025-07-18T14:30:07-07:00July 8th, 2025|News, SCI|0 Comments

Polypropylene Mid-urethral Slings: Pain and Mesh Removal

“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, JD, national malpractice and product liability attorney, states, “Three out of every twenty women will need to have the polypropylene mesh cut or removed for [...]

2025-07-18T14:24:59-07:00July 7th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Early Groin Pain Following Retropubic Sling Requires Early or Immediate Complete Sling Removal

“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 is early and complete mesh removal,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD. Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice and product liability attorney, states, “Immediate or [...]

2025-07-03T12:31:03-07:00June 29th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Mid-urethral Slings: World Minus United States Moving to Safer Materials, Away From Polypropylene

“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 Sabadell. Dr. Greg Vigna, vaginal mesh attorney, states, “Currently, mid-urethral slings made from PVDF are not available in the United States. Despite PVDF mid-urethral slings [...]

2025-07-03T12:23:33-07:00June 28th, 2025|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments
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