{"id":4566,"date":"2019-08-14T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4566"},"modified":"2019-08-11T17:26:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T22:26:37","slug":"1-39-million-jury-verdict-for-negligence-in-choosing-not-to-assess-patients-surgical-incision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/1-39-million-jury-verdict-for-negligence-in-choosing-not-to-assess-patients-surgical-incision\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.39 Million Jury Verdict for Negligence in Choosing Not to Assess Patient\u2019s Surgical Incision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six days after undergoing hip replacement surgery and rehabilitation, Alice Underwood, 82, was admitted to <a href=\"https:\/\/vvgmc.com\">Victor Valley Global Medical Center<\/a> for treatment of a urinary tract infection and dehydration. She suffered a surgical site infection while she was hospitalized, which caused her incision to separate.   <\/p>\n<p>Underwood underwent surgery to remove necrotic tissue, after which she was sent to a rehabilitation facility. Twenty-six days later, she died of cardiopulmonary arrest and infection. Underwood was survived by her three adult daughters and a son. <\/p>\n<p>The Underwood family, through a daughter, individually and on behalf of the Underwood estate, sued the hospital alleging it chose not to provide wound care to Underwood for 12 days during her hospitalization. The lawsuit also alleged that the hospital\u2019s nurse negligently sent Underwood to the rehabilitation facility without the appropriate and necessary antibiotics.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/1-39-million-jury-verdict-for-negligence-in-choosing-not-to-assess-patients-surgical-incision\/#more-4566\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six days after undergoing hip replacement surgery and rehabilitation, Alice Underwood, 82, was admitted to Victor Valley Global Medical Center for treatment of a urinary tract infection and dehydration. She suffered a surgical site infection while she was hospitalized, which caused her incision to separate. 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