{"id":544,"date":"2013-01-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.lawblogger.net\/2013\/01\/11\/31_million_jury_verdict_for_death_of_patient_following_heart_procedure_estate_of_teague_v_holy_cross\/"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:07:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:07:53","slug":"31_million_jury_verdict_for_death_of_patient_following_heart_procedure_estate_of_teague_v_holy_cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/31_million_jury_verdict_for_death_of_patient_following_heart_procedure_estate_of_teague_v_holy_cross\/","title":{"rendered":"3.1 Million Jury Verdict for Death of Patient Following Heart Procedure; Estate of Teague v. Holy Cross Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lillie Teague, 74, underwent an angiogram, which is an x-ray exam that uses a dye and camera to look at the blood flow in an artery or vein. Many angiograms are used to examine the arteries near the heart, lungs, brain and the aorta. The procedure requires the use of a thin tube called a catheter placed into a blood vessel in the femoral artery at the groin. The purpose for the angiogram is to find a bulge in a blood vessel or the narrowing or blockage in a blood vessel.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, Ms. Teague began bleeding from the place where the catheter was inserted; at the entry site of the femoral artery. Bleeding at the femoral artery is a known complication for an angiogram, which was done here.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant nurse was alleged to have chosen not to properly and appropriately respond to the need to control the bleeding for up to 30 minutes. This caused massive blood loss. 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