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The plaintiff had laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy performed in October 2016. Several months later, she began complaining of symptoms consistent with a gastric leak. In February 2017, a CT scan was interpreted as demonstrating findings “consistent with a gastric leak.” The radiology department informed the surgeon of the findings, but there was no follow-up at the ....
While residing at a nursing facility, the 80-year-old plaintiff’s decedent was prescribed 5 milligrams of liquid morphine. In September 2020, during the administration of the liquid morphine prescription, a nurse at the facility incorrectly dosed the plaintiff’s decedent with 100 milligrams, instead of 5 milligrams. The overdose was not recognized until approximately 75 minutes after ....