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“We may be the only specialty that continues to do major abdominal surgery without a shred of evidence of benefit.” —Steven Clark, MD, Baylor College of Medicine

“Both physicians should have realized that the patient’s aortic stenosis was worse than originally thought and the patient did not receive proper treatment, leading to his death.”

“A patient who is considered neutropenic, if they spike a low-grade temperature of 100.4, they can go from being alive and well to dead in three hours,” Palmeri testified, explaining why oncologists ultimately withdrew acute hematology services after documenting that nurses “were not checking temperature in the time frames that they’re supposed to check.”

These medications can reduce blood flow through the kidneys, which can contribute to kidney damage or failure. Patients with heart failure, liver disease, or existing kidney problems are at a higher risk.

The nurses have an obligation to ensure that the patient knows what the procedure is and understands what she’s having done in general terms, not technical terms.

“The court would not allow Mr K’s deposition testimony to be considered as part of the summary judgment motion because of the Dead Man’s Statute, which prohibits a party from testifying to their own interest as to their personal communication with a deceased person on the principle that the deceased would be unable to refute the claims.”