Surgeon delays operation for large bowel obstruction – $2,000,000 Verdict

By Deborah Elkins
Published: February 22, 2010

Tags: Judge Robert E. Payne, Medical Malpractice, U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The plaintiff, a 54-year-old Florida resident staying in Weems, Va., went to the emergency department at Rappahannock General Hospital on a Saturday afternoon with 24 hours of abdominal pain and other symptoms. The radiologist interpreting the abdominal CT scan was suspicious for bowel obstruction versus ileus, and he recommended sigmoidoscopy to rule out any obstruction. ...

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