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Depo-Provera and Meningiomas: The Epidemiology

Greg Vigna October 16, 2024 No Comments

“Now that it is known that Depo-Provera is associated with meningiomas and causes a 5.6x risk of this brain tumor, it is important to understand the baseline risks and epidemiology…

Los Angeles Cedars-Sinai Hospitalists Hit with Decubitus Ulcer Lawsuit

Greg Vigna October 2, 2024 No Comments

“Sick patients require constant care. The risks of fatigue and burnout mandate that one person cannot and should not do it all. To enable the best outcomes and the most…

Gaylord Specialty Hospital Hit with ‘Never Event’ Pressure Injury Lawsuit

Greg Vigna September 30, 2024 No Comments

“I was the medical director of a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTAC), a licensure that provides a path to payment for the management of flaps and other reconstructive surgeries for…

HCA Virginia Health System: Hit with Unstageable Pressure Wound ‘Never Event’ Lawsuit

Greg Vigna September 28, 2024 No Comments

“Unstageable pressure wound, decubitus ulcer, also referred to as a bedsore is a ‘Never Event’ according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This means that the care…

FDA Altis 522 Study 3-year Data: 8% Risk of Leg Pain vs. 0.6% in Full-length Slings

Greg Vigna September 25, 2024 No Comments

“(Full-length mid-urethral slings) are associated with significant complications, including bladder perforation and vessel injuries with RMUS (retropubic slings), and postoperative groin and thigh pain with TMUS (transobturator slings). To minimize…

Vigna Law Group: Heel Decubitus Ulcer Case Filed in Virginia

Greg Vigna September 22, 2024 No Comments

“As a practicing rehabilitation physician in skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation hospitals, I would provide orientation to new physical therapists and nurses to prevent pressure injuries to the heel. I…

Mild Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: Therapeutic Cooling Versus No Therapeutic Cooling

Greg Vigna September 21, 2024 No Comments

“A significant proportion (approximately 25%) of infants with mild neonatal encephalopathy have mild to moderate disability at 2 years. By 5 years, 35% are having difficulties in one or more…

Coloplast Altis Injury Lawsuit Filed: Extremity Pain in Focus

Greg Vigna September 20, 2024 No Comments

“Our client has allegedly been seriously injured from the Altis mini-sling. The data from the Coloplast Altis 522 study reveals acute pain in the limb following the procedure that, in…

State-of-the-Art: Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy in Infants Born Very Pre-term

Greg Vigna September 18, 2024 No Comments

“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,”…

Time for ‘Universal Cord Blood Gas Screening’ for Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy

Greg Vigna September 13, 2024 No Comments

“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…

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