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Ultrasound - Liability • Failure to conduct additional testing upon inability to visualize all four chambers of the heart during a routine sonogram • $4,200,000 • Failure to detect meningomyelocele on ultrasound at 15 weeks. Ultrasound reported as normal. (coupled with lack of AFP testing) • $4,350,000 • Failure to detect severe hydrocephalus • $5,500,000
Invented Lesions 4 3 2 1 0 1983 1986 1996 2002 Fetal abnormality IUGR Fetal Death Normal Pregnancy called Ectopic: MTX RC Sanders. J Ultrasound Med 2003; 22: 1009-15. 15.
Page 1 and 2: Liability in Obstetrical and Gyneco
Page 3 and 4: Outline • Define malpractice, as
Page 5 and 6: Legal Concepts • Wrongful Birth
Page 7 and 8: Wrongful Life A cause of action for
Page 9 and 10: Cases by Specialty Area 180 160 177
Page 11 and 12: Missed Diagnosis 40 35 30 25 20 15
Page 13 and 14: Missed Diagnosis New Jersey • Mid
Page 15 and 16: Delay in Diagnosis North Carolina
Page 18 and 19: Delay in Diagnosis i North Carolina
Page 20 and 21: Legal Concepts • Res ipsa loquitu
Page 22 and 23: Ultrasound - Dating Error • Patie
Page 24 and 25: US adjusted EGA New York Case • R
Page 28 and 29: “Ectopic Pregnancy” • 34 y.o.
Page 30 and 31: “Ectopic Pregnancy” Patient is
Page 32 and 33: “Ectopic Pregnancy” Ultrasound
Page 34 and 35: Twin IUP + MTX Ultrasound at 16 wee
Page 36 and 37: Twin IUP + MTX Delivered by C-secti
Page 38 and 39: Twin IUP + MTX Trial Ti Plaintiff
Page 40 and 41: Twin IUP + MTX Defense Trial • Th
Page 42 and 43: MTX and Anomalies Aminopterin/MTX S
Page 44 and 45: Twin IUP + MTX Defense Trial • Us
Page 46 and 47: Twin IUP + MTX Trial Defense • Ul
Page 48 and 49: What was the verdict for the partie
Page 50 and 51: Twin IUP + MTX REI - Plaintiff verd
Page 52 and 53: Twin IUP + MTX Verdict • Joint an
Page 54 and 55: Perception Errors The abnormality i
Page 56 and 57: Failing to Suggest the Next Appropr
Page 58 and 59: Failure to Communicate • 33 y.o.
Page 60 and 61: Likelihood Ratios for DS with Isola
Page 62 and 63: Isolated Marker • UPJ = 4.3 and 4
Page 64 and 65: Failure to Communicate • 33 y.o.
Page 66 and 67: Failure to Communicate Defense •
Page 68 and 69: Failure to Communicate Radiologist
Page 70 and 71: Verdict Radiologist • Plaintiff V
Page 72 and 73: Wrongful Birth Reed v. Campagnolo T
Page 74 and 75: Legal Considerations of U/S Communi
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“Screening for Fetal Chromosomal
Page 78 and 79:
Keepsake Ultrasounds
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Entertainment Ultrasound Case of Fi
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Legal Considerations of Ultrasound
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