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 [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]