{"id":6009,"date":"2025-11-17T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=6009"},"modified":"2025-11-14T05:09:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:09:38","slug":"1-95-million-settlement-in-late-diagnosis-of-sepsis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/1-95-million-settlement-in-late-diagnosis-of-sepsis\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.95 Million Settlement in Late Diagnosis of Sepsis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Doe went to an ER one week after undergoing abdominal surgery. She was experiencing chills, shaking, abdominal pain and tachycardia. Tachycardia is a condition categorized by an abnormally fast resting heart rate. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, Doe\u2019s lab results were abnormal. An emergency room physician allegedly diagnosed constipation and sent her home. <\/p>\n<p>However, she returned to the emergency room eight hours later and was diagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/14-sepsis-symptoms-felt-throughout-the-three-stages\/?gad_source=1&#038;gad_campaignid=21642247621&#038;gbraid=0AAAAADKBXgGaCH106M8vDOAeZg_TQ-hdi&#038;gclid=CjwKCAiAw9vIBhBBEiwAraSATpfUl9kM1GVWtkQjjfIqKpJQvB4vy-qR262CmibmuLFlgAzcer-FkxoCC9oQAvD_BwE\">sepsis<\/a>. She developed gangrene and distal ischemia and required bilateral below-the-knee amputations and amputation of the fingertips on both hands.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/1-95-million-settlement-in-late-diagnosis-of-sepsis\/#more-6009\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Doe went to an ER one week after undergoing abdominal surgery. She was experiencing chills, shaking, abdominal pain and tachycardia. 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