“Based on research evidence, the best three tools to detect a high-risk of CP before the corrected age of 5 months old are neonatal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the Prechtl Qualitative Assessment of General Movements, and the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination," says Leena Haataja, MD, PhD, Children’s Hospital Helsinki, Finland. What else did Dr. Haataja [...]
“Universal cord blood gas screening with a pH threshold ≤7.10 and mandatory encephalopathy exam results in greater detection of infants with moderate/severe encephalopathy and timely initiation of therapeutic hypothermia," states Zachary A. Vesoulis, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. What else does Dr. Vesoulis report in "Re-examining the Arterial Cord Blood Gas [...]
“We demonstrated consistent associations between early cerebral palsy diagnosis and the fiber density (FD), fiber-bundle cross-section (FC), and fiber density and cross-section (FDC) for each of the nine examined tracts," says Rahul Chandwani, MD, Perinatal Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, a neurological injury attorney who is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and [...]
“MRI results were conclusive in 86.4% of children with cerebral palsy (CP). It is highly encouraged to perform a cranial MRI in every patient with cerebral palsy … because it helps not only to reveal the etiology but allows to establish the prognosis," states Dr. Eszter Nagy, Department of Pediatrics, Pecs Medical School, Hungary. Dr. [...]
“Appropriate patient selection, debridement, and reconstruction with appropriate postoperative rehabilitation can be very beneficial in elderly patients," states Fatih Irmak, MD, Department of Plastic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey. What else did Dr. Irmak report in “Management and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Experience,” published in The Medical Bulletin of Sisli Etfal Hospital 2019; 53(1): 37-41?: “Although [...]
“De novo urgency was present in 37.9% of patients (implanted with the Coloplast Altis sling) by 2022…Persistence or development of urinary urgency influences the results,” states Dr. Luis Miguel Quinatana Franco, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Read Dr. Franco’s article on long-term outcomes following the Altis sling in women with stress urinary incontinence or [...]
Dr. Greg Vigna, national malpractice and mid-urethral sling attorney, states, “Our complaints include the following allegations: Prior to the date the Altis device was implanted into Plaintiff’s body, Coloplast also deliberately and/or carelessly failed to warn Plaintiff and her health care providers of the device’s higher risks of chronic groin pain and risk of dyspareunia [...]
“Delayed diagnoses and treatment of the complications that are known to be caused by mid-urethral slings including mini-slings leads to disabling pain syndromes that can be mitigated with timely diagnosis and treatment before the fibrosis of the mesh device occurs" states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney. We are investigating sources of liability as described [...]
“We allege that our client has been seriously injured from the negligent selection of the Altis mini-sling and the negligent failure to timely diagnose and treat the known complications of this device” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national malpractice attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, mid-urethral sling attorney states, “Dr. Elizabeth Tourville, is alleged to have failed to [...]
“A pressure ulcer should be closed surgically if it does not respond to wound care and there is no other contradiction to the surgical procedures. Exceptions may include the elderly or patients with a fatal illness, for whom palliative, local wound care is more appropriate” states Lisa J. Gould, MD, PhD, Plastic Surgeon, Chairperson, WHS [...]