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Sponge left in abdomen leads to pain, infertility

Collier County (Fla) Circuit Court

Three weeks after a successful cesarean delivery, a woman complained to her physician of pain and discomfort in the lower right quadrant of her abdomen. The physician ordered a series of blood tests and advised the woman that her pain was the result of a hematoma that would heal itself with time. However, the pain did not subside on its own.

Some time later, an x-ray of the abdomen revealed a retained surgical sponge, which was removed via laparotomy.

In suing, the woman claimed that she suffered damage to her reproductive organs as a result of the physician’s negligence. In addition, she cannot conceive naturally.

  • The jury awarded the plaintiff $438,686.
The cases presented here were compiled by Lewis L. Laska, editor of Medical Malpractice Verdicts, Settlements & Experts. While there are instances when the available information is incomplete, these cases represent the types of clinical situations that typically result in litigation.
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Collier County (Fla) Circuit Court

Three weeks after a successful cesarean delivery, a woman complained to her physician of pain and discomfort in the lower right quadrant of her abdomen. The physician ordered a series of blood tests and advised the woman that her pain was the result of a hematoma that would heal itself with time. However, the pain did not subside on its own.

Some time later, an x-ray of the abdomen revealed a retained surgical sponge, which was removed via laparotomy.

In suing, the woman claimed that she suffered damage to her reproductive organs as a result of the physician’s negligence. In addition, she cannot conceive naturally.

  • The jury awarded the plaintiff $438,686.
The cases presented here were compiled by Lewis L. Laska, editor of Medical Malpractice Verdicts, Settlements & Experts. While there are instances when the available information is incomplete, these cases represent the types of clinical situations that typically result in litigation.

Collier County (Fla) Circuit Court

Three weeks after a successful cesarean delivery, a woman complained to her physician of pain and discomfort in the lower right quadrant of her abdomen. The physician ordered a series of blood tests and advised the woman that her pain was the result of a hematoma that would heal itself with time. However, the pain did not subside on its own.

Some time later, an x-ray of the abdomen revealed a retained surgical sponge, which was removed via laparotomy.

In suing, the woman claimed that she suffered damage to her reproductive organs as a result of the physician’s negligence. In addition, she cannot conceive naturally.

  • The jury awarded the plaintiff $438,686.
The cases presented here were compiled by Lewis L. Laska, editor of Medical Malpractice Verdicts, Settlements & Experts. While there are instances when the available information is incomplete, these cases represent the types of clinical situations that typically result in litigation.
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