Katherine Crawford was admitted to Westlake Community Hospital for shortness of breath and hypotension following an arterial venous fistula repair surgery of Sept. 17, 2005. She was 38 years old and was an end-stage renal disease patient. Crawford had been on dialysis for 11 years. Her medical history also included…
In May 2001, Michael Hamilton was a worker at the Behr Process Corp. plant in Chicago Heights, Ill., when he began experiencing severe pain. He was taken by ambulance to St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights, Ill. At the hospital, Hamilton was met by Dr. Jose Almeida. Within a few…
Andrew Hanson, 49, was injured at his job. He went in to see his family practice physician, Dr. Ronald Davis, who diagnosed a crushed injury to his chest. Hanson then underwent a work-up, which showed a left chest contusion. The next day, Hanson experienced other symptoms, including shortness of breath. …
Ronald Cobb underwent surgery to insert an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill. When the procedure was completed on Feb. 3, 2009, Cobb was 51. Just two hours after the surgery, Cobb suffered a myocardial infarction in the recovery room and passed away.…
Janelle Jones, 57, underwent a cardiac catherization at Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Jones complained of chest pain before she was discharged. She underwent some testing. Jones was told to follow up with her treating physician in one week or go to the hospital if her pain increased. Four days after she…