{"id":1431,"date":"2014-04-02T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=1431"},"modified":"2014-07-28T10:36:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T15:36:57","slug":"6-7-million-jury-verdict-failure-timely-diagnose-treat-intestinal-perforation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/6-7-million-jury-verdict-failure-timely-diagnose-treat-intestinal-perforation\/","title":{"rendered":"$6.7 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Intestinal Perforation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Thomas Jackson, 57, underwent a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/digestive-disorders\/tc\/inguinal-hernia-surgery\">hernia repair surgery<\/a> by a general surgeon, the defendant, Dr. Kenneth Goldman.\u00a0 Hours after the surgery, Jackson complained of severe stomach pain.\u00a0 His condition deteriorated overnight;\u00a0 the next morning Jackson developed a fever and a rapid pulse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The hospital staff noted a decrease in urine output and an elevated white blood cell count, a sign of possible infectious process. The next day Jackson went into organ failure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Jackson was later diagnosed as having an infection resulting in an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/digestive-disorders\/tc\/inguinal-hernia-surgery\">intestinal perforation<\/a>. He then went into surgery to repair the perforation, but spent six months in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Intensive-care_medicine\">intensive care<\/a>, where he developed severe pressure sores.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/6-7-million-jury-verdict-failure-timely-diagnose-treat-intestinal-perforation\/#more-1431\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Jackson, 57, underwent a hernia repair surgery by a general surgeon, the defendant, Dr. Kenneth Goldman.\u00a0 Hours after the surgery, Jackson complained of severe stomach pain.\u00a0 His condition deteriorated overnight;\u00a0 the next morning Jackson developed a fever and a rapid pulse. 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