{"id":5547,"date":"2021-08-06T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5547"},"modified":"2021-08-02T05:36:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T10:36:46","slug":"3-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-timely-diagnose-and-treat-bowel-perforation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/3-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-timely-diagnose-and-treat-bowel-perforation\/","title":{"rendered":"$3 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Bowel Perforation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frances Mitchell, 43, underwent outpatient laparoscopic surgery performed by surgeon Dr. Andrew Green at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nghs.com\">Northeast Georgia Medical Center<\/a>. Approximately 12 hours after the surgery, she returned to the medical center complaining of severe abdominal pain. Dr. Green examined her, diagnosed bladder spasms and discharged her. <\/p>\n<p>Mitchell died several days later. She was survived by her mother and two children. <\/p>\n<p>Mitchell\u2019s family and estate filed a lawsuit against Dr. Green, the medical center, a physician group, and the health system alleging that she had suffered a bowel perforation during the surgery but that Dr. Green had chosen not to recognize and repair it intraoperatively.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/3-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-timely-diagnose-and-treat-bowel-perforation\/#more-5547\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frances Mitchell, 43, underwent outpatient laparoscopic surgery performed by surgeon Dr. Andrew Green at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Approximately 12 hours after the surgery, she returned to the medical center complaining of severe abdominal pain. Dr. Green examined her, diagnosed bladder spasms and discharged her. Mitchell died several days later. 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