{"id":5884,"date":"2024-07-16T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5884"},"modified":"2024-07-13T08:24:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T13:24:18","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-reverses-medical-malpractice-case-of-nursing-liability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-reverses-medical-malpractice-case-of-nursing-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Medical Malpractice Case of Nursing Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sept. 22, 2016, Stephanie Delknap was seen by Dr. David Crawford for treatment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/gastroesophageal-reflux-disease-gerd#:~:text=Gastroesophageal%20reflux%20disease%20(GERD)%20is,esophagus%2C%20pharynx%20or%20respiratory%20tract.\">gastroesophageal reflux<\/a> with hiatal hernia. Dr. Crawford \u201cattempted\u201d a partial fundoplication procedure. In the following 24 hours, Delknap experienced gagging and retching, could not tolerate food, and had \u201cvery poor input and output.\u201d She was nonetheless discharged the following day. Within a few days, she suffered an acute recurrence of her hiatal herniation, became septic and then unfortunately died. <\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Delknap and Shane Delknap, the plaintiffs, as independent co-administrators of the estate of Stephanie Delknap, filed suit against Dr. Crawford, the Peoria Surgical Group Ltd., Cynthia Martin (Delknap\u2019s nurse), and the Methodist Medical Center of Illinois. <\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs alleged that Martin cared for Delknap and observed that she was in constant pain with intermittent crying, anxiety and signs of tachycardia and hypoxia but chose not to fully report these conditions to the doctors.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-reverses-medical-malpractice-case-of-nursing-liability\/#more-5884\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sept. 22, 2016, Stephanie Delknap was seen by Dr. David Crawford for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux with hiatal hernia. Dr. Crawford \u201cattempted\u201d a partial fundoplication procedure. In the following 24 hours, Delknap experienced gagging and retching, could not tolerate food, and had \u201cvery poor input and output.\u201d She was nonetheless discharged the following day. 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