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Archive > June, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 6

Medical Malpractice Quiz

Missed Bleed, Lost Life

Sharon K. Smith, RN, JD, and Tyler J. Smith, JD

This is no ordinary case for us, as it involves Sharon's 72-year-old grandmother, who is no longer with us. She presented to a hospital with complaints of abdominal pain and jaundice persisting for three days. She had a history of mild hypertension, drug-induced lupus and a partial hysterectomy for fibroids. She was admitted to rule out gallstones. After a failed endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography due to encountering a severe stricture, the plan was to proceed with a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and to place a catheter to drain the bile.

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