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Bad News for Women: “The Altis Sling…Performance is Consistent with…Predicate Devices”

lukej December 5, 2023 No Comments

Does the Altis sling, like other mini-slings, reduce the risk of obturator and pudendal neuralgia when compared to TVT-O or TOTs? Coloplast sponsored an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) for the…

Red Flag Warning: Subacute and Acute Cauda Equina Syndrome

lukej December 4, 2023 No Comments

In practice, many patients with CES have presentations that are chronic or subacute that are indolent and often overlooked by careless medical providers. Acute cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a…

Neonates and Sepsis: Safer PICC Line Technology Available

lukej December 4, 2023 No Comments

Older PICC lines and central lines are unreasonably dangerous as they cause avoidable injuries “The current National Healthcare Safety Network benchmark for central line-associated bloodstream infections in the NICU ……

Vasoconstrictor Agents in Sepsis: Cause or Effect for Bedsore/Decubitus Ulcers

lukej November 27, 2023 No Comments

Vasoconstrictor agent administration raised the risk of pressure injuries in critical care patients by nearly twofold. “Vasoconstrictor agent administration raised the risk of pressure injuries in critical care patients by…

Vigna Law Group Update: Pudendal neuralgia cases lining up

lukej November 25, 2023 No Comments

The transvaginal mesh (TVM) Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) in the Southern District of West Virginia closed its doors to new cases on June 21, 2018. After amassing over 107,000 injured women,…

PICC vs. Midline Study: Risk of Blood Clots, Sepsis, and Septic Shock

lukej November 22, 2023 No Comments

Increased utilization of midline catheters not associated with a decreased risk of deep vein thrombosis or sepsis when compared with PICC lines. “Though many institutions have started to adopt and…

Artificial Stone Silicosis Update: Common Chinese Medicine Delays Progression of Disease

lukej November 21, 2023 No Comments

Outbreaks of silicosis have occurred among workers in the artificial stone (AS) industry. “Outbreaks of silicosis have occurred among workers in the artificial stone (AS) industry, and there is currently…

Vigna Law Group: Cauda Equina Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat

lukej November 21, 2023 No Comments

Cauda equina syndrome causes compression of the spinal nerves. It’s a neurological emergency that must be identified and fast tracked to the operating room. “The failure to timely diagnose and…

Vigna Law Group: Missed Spinal Cord Injuries…How and Why

lukej November 17, 2023 No Comments

Dr. Greg Vigna comments on hospitals’ failure to diagnose spinal cord injuries, leading to catastrophic repercussions for the patient. “Approximately 50% of patients who sustained a spinal cord injury that…

Transvaginal Mesh Litigation Post-MDL: It is about Secondary Nerve Entrapment

lukej November 16, 2023 No Comments

National pharmaceutical injury attorney and practicing physician comments on the status of the vaginal mesh litigation since the MDL has closed. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, practicing…

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