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Archive > October, 2009 Vol. X, No. 10

Medical Malpractice

Get It in Writing

Tyler Smith, JD

An 8-hour case turned into a 16-hour ordeal, a long and horribly eventful hospital stay for the patient and a lawsuit for the surgeon and hospital — all because the surgeon and anesthesia provider never documented that they discussed the patient's comorbidities that increased her risk for complications.

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