In April of 2015, attorney Brendan Lupetin reported about the case of a patient who contracted a deadly Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriacea (CRE) infection after undergoing an endoscopic procedure at Allegheny General Hospital. We introduced recent evidence that protocols for cleaning the … [Read more...] about Olympus Kept U.S. Hospitals in the Dark About the Risk of Infection from Endoscopes
As medical malpractice lawyers at Meyers Evans Lupetin & Unatin we are amazed that the incidence of surgical items mistakenly left inside patients has remained steady over the years. In fact, UpToDate estimates that retained surgical items occur in 1 in every 5500 to 18,760 inpatient operations, … [Read more...] about Retained Surgical Items Often the Result of Medical Malpractice
The law firm of Meyers Evans Lupetin & Unatin routinely helps Pennsylvania patients find answers to their questions about medical malpractice and catastrophic injuries and deaths that often result from medical negligence. Our medical malpractice lawyers are knowledgeable and experienced in … [Read more...] about Patient Suffered Permanent Nerve Damage Due To Botched Saphenous Vein Harvest
Hospitals can easily prevent patients from contracting an infection that still affects 45,000 to 90,000 people per year (Gaynes & Band, 2014). This infection is from a common device used to administer medicine and fluids called a central venous catheter (CVC), also known as a central line. This … [Read more...] about Central Line Infections – Still Rampant, but Preventable
The medical malpractice lawyers at Meyers Evans Lupetin & Unatin, LLC are disappointed to report that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has unanimously refused to void Pennsylvania’s Act 47. Act 47, among other things, is a law that prohibits medical malpractice lawsuits which claim damages in the … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania’s Act 47 Law
All too often, we see the life-changing consequences caused to patients as a result of delays in diagnosis. While delays in diagnosis can occur in numerous areas of medicine, a particular concern are delays in diagnosis of infection in pregnant women. Maternal deaths from pregnancy related to sepsis … [Read more...] about Maternal Deaths Due To Sepsis
A Fourth Is Recovering; Attorneys Investigating Outbreak We are currently investigating a case involving a 70-year-old man who suffered from a progressive lung disorder and underwent a double lung transplant at UPMC Presbyterian. The man spent three years waiting for the transplant, but following … [Read more...] about Three UPMC Patients Died From Fungal Infections Following Transplant Surgery
The medical malpractice lawyers of Meyers Evans Lupetin & Unatin are worried that doctors’ overconfidence in current screening protocols for Critical Congenital Heart Defects (CCHD) can lead to undiagnosed congenital heart defects in newborns. This overconfidence in CCHD screening is known to … [Read more...] about Alert: Pulse Oximetry Screening Fails To Detect 24% Of Newborn Heart Defects
Patients in need of gall bladder removal often choose a laparoscopic (less invasive) approach for their cholecystectomy. This is because, in general, laparoscopic patients benefit from reduced pain, faster return to normal activities, and reduced risk of surgical site infection with a laparoscopic … [Read more...] about SAGES Approach to Minimizing Injury During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
In the February 2015 issue of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, an article appears, “Increased Cervical Cancer Risk Associated with Screening at Longer Intervals.” The editors of Women’s Health in their March 2015 issue pointed out that by report many patients were stunned upon learning … [Read more...] about Time To Rethink Cervical Cancer Screening Intervals