{"id":854,"date":"2013-04-03T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury-robertkreisman.lawblogger.net\/?p=854"},"modified":"2013-04-04T12:16:16","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T17:16:16","slug":"delay-in-treatment-of-aortic-dissection-leads-to-death-and-4-5-million-verdict-against-hospital-and-doctor-estate-of-elder-v-provena-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/delay-in-treatment-of-aortic-dissection-leads-to-death-and-4-5-million-verdict-against-hospital-and-doctor-estate-of-elder-v-provena-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Delay in Treatment of Aortic Dissection Leads to Death and $4.5 Million Verdict Against Hospital and Doctor; Estate of Elder v. Provena Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jeffrey Elder, 43, was brought to the emergency department at Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet, Ill., with severe chest pains. The emergency department physician, Dr. Andrew Zwolski, determined that Elder was not having a heart attack. However, he did order a CT scan, which showed a dilated aorta. This often leads to a diagnosis of an aortic dissection.\u00a0 If confirmed, an aortic dissection would require immediate surgical repair to save the life of the patient. Aortic dissection symptoms are similar to those of other heart problems, such as a heart attack. Typical signs and symptoms include sudden severe chest or upper back pain, shortness of breath, sweating and a weak pulse.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To rule in or out the diagnosis of the aortic dissection, a CT scan with contrast was required. Because Dr. Zwolski\u2019s shift was ending, he instead chose to delay the contrast CT testing until Elder was admitted into a room.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before leaving the hospital, Dr. Zwolski called another internist, Dr. Hussain, who was named as a defendant as well, to admit Elder and take over as the attending physician. \u00a0He also called the defendant cardiologist, Dr. Yi, to provide a cardiac consultation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/delay-in-treatment-of-aortic-dissection-leads-to-death-and-4-5-million-verdict-against-hospital-and-doctor-estate-of-elder-v-provena-hospitals\/#more-854\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Jeffrey Elder, 43, was brought to the emergency department at Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet, Ill., with severe chest pains. The emergency department physician, Dr. Andrew Zwolski, determined that Elder was not having a heart attack. However, he did order a CT scan, which showed a dilated aorta. 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