Unclear Discharge Instructions, Patient Loses Foot

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English - February 28, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutes - 19 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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In a lawsuit naming the Emergency Medicine physician and a nurse, the patient alleged that a dressing was applied too tightly, compromising the circulation and resulting in a gangrenous foot, requiring amputation. Despite an eventual defense verdict, some lessons show how to prevent this bad clinical result and a five-year legal ordeal.