{"id":5077,"date":"2020-01-10T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5077"},"modified":"2020-01-05T07:47:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T13:47:22","slug":"1-7-million-jury-verdict-for-patient-injury-caused-by-mishandled-catherization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/1-7-million-jury-verdict-for-patient-injury-caused-by-mishandled-catherization\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.7 Million Jury Verdict for Patient Injury Caused by Mishandled Catheterization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ronald Fairrow, 56, underwent an appendectomy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiohealth.com\/locations\/hospitals\/riverside-methodist-hospital\">Riverside Methodist Hospital<\/a>. The surgical resident, Dr. Alon Geva, and nurse Megan Conrad attempted to insert a urinary catheter but encountered resistance. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Geva and Conrad made several more attempts until another doctor came and properly inserted the catheter. <\/p>\n<p>Several days after the appendectomy surgery, Fairrow suffered severe bleeding in his urethra and later underwent surgery to stop the blood flow. Fairrow was unable to urinate due to the urethral damage and required Foley and supra pubic catheters for several months until he underwent urethral reconstruction surgery.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/1-7-million-jury-verdict-for-patient-injury-caused-by-mishandled-catherization\/#more-5077\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronald Fairrow, 56, underwent an appendectomy at Riverside Methodist Hospital. The surgical resident, Dr. Alon Geva, and nurse Megan Conrad attempted to insert a urinary catheter but encountered resistance. Dr. Geva and Conrad made several more attempts until another doctor came and properly inserted the catheter. 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