This case takes place in Arizona and involves a female patient who underwent a minor surgical procedure. Prior to the procedure, the patient had been receiving anti-coagulation therapy. The patient was switched to Heparin for the procedure. Some time after the…
This case takes place in New York and involves a female patient who had been taking warfarin for several years before undergoing an elective surgery. In advance of the procedure, she saw a hematologist, who took her off warfarin in…
This case takes place in Arkansas and involves a patient who suffered injuries from taking Coumadin. The patient had experienced several minor heart episodes in the past, and as a result the defendant physician ordered that the patient begin a daily…
This case takes place in Oregon and involves a 60-year-old overweight male patient who required a cardiac ablation. The patient had a past medical history of obesity and atrial fibrillation, and he had been prescribed Coumadin. During the ablation procedure,…
This case takes place in Rhode Island and involves a man in his early 60’s who had been prescribed Coumadin by his cardiologist. Subsequently, he required a prostate biopsy. The biopsy was coordinated between his urologist and his cardiologist regarding…
A hematology expert witness opines on post-operative anticoagulation in patients with multiple comorbidities. This case involves a fifty-four-year-old female patient with a past medical history of obesity and Atrial Fibrillation. The patient was being treated by her primary care physician…
An orthopedic surgery expert witness opines on a case happened in Alaska where a patient suffers damage to the right iliac artery during a total hip replacement surgery and is left with permanent weakness and disability as a result. This…
This case involves a thirty-seven-year-old woman with a medical history of a mitral valve replacement. The patient presented to the emergency room with severe weakness in the left upper extremity and impaired coordination. A CT was performed and the initial…
This case involves a female patient who fell and sustained a blow to the head. The patient was on Coumadin therapy for atrial fibrillation. When she arrived at the emergency room, CT head imaging showed an evolving subdural hematoma. The…
