{"id":5921,"date":"2025-02-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5921"},"modified":"2025-02-01T05:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T11:06:40","slug":"2-7-million-jury-verdict-for-failure-to-keep-patient-in-icu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-7-million-jury-verdict-for-failure-to-keep-patient-in-icu\/","title":{"rendered":"$2.7 Million Jury Verdict for Failure to Keep Patient in ICU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saalik Ziyad, 40, had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He was received at the emergency department at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocatehealth.com\/trin\">Advocate Trinity Hospital<\/a> in Chicago where he was seen for sepsis and an abscess. An ECG was read as borderline, and he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). <\/p>\n<p>A nephrologist, Dr. Branislav Marcic, accepted the hospital admission and acted as attending physician. After undergoing a surgical incision and the draining of the abscess, Ziyad experienced decreased vital signs and lack of urine output. He also was found to have an elevated white blood count. An intensivist transferred him to a general floor where he passed away. Ziyad was a musician who was survived by his parents. <\/p>\n<p>His estate sued Advocate Trinity Hospital and the intensivist, alleging medical malpractice, choosing not to treat Ziyad in the intensive care unit.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-7-million-jury-verdict-for-failure-to-keep-patient-in-icu\/#more-5921\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saalik Ziyad, 40, had been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. 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