{"id":4236,"date":"2018-12-11T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T16:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2018-12-09T05:40:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T11:40:27","slug":"negligent-treatment-of-postoperative-infection-death-leads-to-undisclosed-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/negligent-treatment-of-postoperative-infection-death-leads-to-undisclosed-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Negligent Treatment of Postoperative Infection and Death Lead to Undisclosed Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ana Mejia, 35, was admitted to an undisclosed hospital to undergo a tubal ligation following the birth of her third child. The procedure was done by a doctor employed by the Public Health Service. Although she experienced postoperative bleeding and dizziness, she was discharged with a prescription for pain killers.<\/p>\n<p>The next day, Mejia allegedly called her treating medical clinic, with the help of a friend, to report that she was experiencing high fever and significant pain. Her condition continued to deteriorate, and she was taken by ambulance to the hospital the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Mejia went into septic shock, renal failure and other problems that required emergency surgery. Cultures from this surgery revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sepsis.org\/sepsis-and\/sepsis-group-streptococcus\/\">Group A streptococcus<\/a> and candida. Mejia was then taken to the ICU where she suffered cardiac arrest and several strokes.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/negligent-treatment-of-postoperative-infection-death-leads-to-undisclosed-settlement\/#more-4236\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ana Mejia, 35, was admitted to an undisclosed hospital to undergo a tubal ligation following the birth of her third child. The procedure was done by a doctor employed by the Public Health Service. Although she experienced postoperative bleeding and dizziness, she was discharged with a prescription for pain killers. 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