{"id":370,"date":"2011-01-18T14:56:55","date_gmt":"2011-01-18T20:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.lawblogger.net\/2011\/01\/18\/illinois_surgical_malpractice_1\/"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:06:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:06:38","slug":"illinois_surgical_malpractice_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois_surgical_malpractice_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Surgical Malpractice Lawsuit Returns Verdict In Favor of Defendant Cardiologist &#8211; Estate of Olson v. Dr. Joseph Pensabene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Illinois jury found in favor of the defendant doctor in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/lawyer-attorney-1331861.html\">Illinois medical malpractice lawsuit<\/a> of <em>The Estate of Eileen Olson, deceased v. Dr. Joseph F. Pensabene, Rockford Cardiology Associates, Ltd.<\/em>, 06 L-73.  The medical malpractice case revolved around allegations against the defendant cardiologist of committing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/lawyer-attorney-1342715.html\">surgical errors and negligence<\/a> which led to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/lawyer-attorney-1344040.html\">wrongful death<\/a> of the 68 year-old woman.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004, Ms. Olson was admitted to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.osfsaintanthony.org\/\">St. Anthony Hospital <\/a>under the care of her cardiologist, Dr. Pensabene, for the removal of a blood clot that was blocking the circulation in her left arm.  The decedent had pre-existing conditions of asthma, diabetes, and hypertension.  Dr. Pensabene performed an angiogram, which is a type of x-ray that uses both dye and fluroscopy to record a patient&#8217;s blood flow through their arteries and veins.<\/p>\n<p>When performing Ms. Olson&#8217;s angiogram, Dr. Pensabene used a SmartNeedle catheter with an ultrasonic tip.  There was no problem with the catheter entering the decedent&#8217;s body via her femoral artery and passing through her groin.  It was when the catheter entered the areas of the left brachial and radial arteries that Dr. Pensabene identified the large blood clot.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois_surgical_malpractice_1\/#more-370\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Illinois jury found in favor of the defendant doctor in the Illinois medical malpractice lawsuit of The Estate of Eileen Olson, deceased v. Dr. Joseph F. Pensabene, Rockford Cardiology Associates, Ltd., 06 L-73. 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