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Attorney Brett H. Oppenheimer explains the purpose of the phone call blog. He believes it is an opportunity to share some of the stories and inquiries that come to him by email and telephone so you can learn about the types of cases he and his staff consider. The phone call blog is a compilation of stories that come to him from people just like you. To learn more about the phone call blog, please view this short video.
We advertise for and take calls and emails from patients who are concerned about the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) provided by Medtronic called "Infuse®". Infuse® is a liquid bone protein that is utilized in spine fusion surgeries. In 2002, Medtronic secured FDA approval for the use of Infuse® in conjunction with an... read more
This 65 year old patient underwent graft surgery of her aorta artery because she had had an aneurysm. The aneurysm repair part of the surgery was successful. However, during the surgery there were two complications. The first complication involved injury to the patient's spleen. This injury required the removal of the patient's... read more
A concerned parent from Georgetown, Kentucky contacted the Louisville Law Offices of Brett H. Oppenheimer, PLLC to discuss the family's allegations that their four year old daughter had sustained fractures in her arm due to a fall. The allegation was that the pediatric orthopedic surgeon failed to diagnose a radial head fracture... read more
This potential wrongful death case arose out of Somerset, Kentucky. The caller's sister was taken to the hospital one evening with complaints of shortness of breath (shortness of air) and dizziness. The caller advised that the emergency room staff did not perform a thorough examination and that no tests were performed.... read more
In 2008, this patient had a chest x-ray prior to spine surgery. The x-ray report revealed some concerns in one of the patient's lungs. The patient was advised that the radiologist saw a 2 cm. area that was suspicious in his left lung. The patient was referred to a pulmonary specialist (lung... read more
This 49 year old patient had abnormal menstrual bleeding and other symptoms that ultimately led she and her OB-GYN to the decision that a hysterectomy should be performed. During the course of the hysterectomy a Balfour retractor was used to hold the patient's bladder out of the way. The surgery was successful... read more
By Michelle Fay Cortez A Medtronic Inc. (MDT) device used to stimulate the brain to treat Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions has a potentially life-threatening flaw that triggered the highest-level warning from U.S. regulators. The wires on the ends of Medtronic’s deep brain stimulators can be damaged by a cap designed to protect... read more
By Kathleen Struck, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Among medical malpractice claims paid over the past 25 years, the most common and the most dangerous involved diagnostic errors, researchers found. Among 350,706 medical malpractice payments reported to a national database over a quarter-century, researchers found that 100,249 (28.6%) were the result of diagnosis errors, while... read more
A, B, C, D or F Hospital Safety Scores Assigned to Local Hospitals by The Leapfrog Group Washington, DC, November 28, 2012 - The latest update to the Hospital Safety Score℠, the A, B, C, D or F scores assigned to U.S. hospitals based on preventable medical errors, injuries, accidents, and infections, shows... read more
By Peter Eisler USA Today (Abridged)
Erica Parks knew something wasn't right in her belly when she left the Alabama hospital that performed her cesarean section in 2010. Over the next month, her stomach grew so swollen that she looked pregnant again. By the sixth week, her bowels had shut down entirely. Parks, an Air Force... read more
AP Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors and patients that a widely used antibiotic from Pfizer can cause rare but deadly heart rhythms in some patients.
The agency is adding new warnings to the label of Zithromax, which is commonly used to treat bronchitis, pneumonia and other infections.
Doctors... read more
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