About this episode
The episode discusses a case where post-operative communication failures led to significant complications for a cholecystectomy patient.
A cholecystectomy patient alleged that mishandling of her post-operative calls to the surgical practice and lack of follow-up caused her post-operative complications. Like many cases, how the surgical practice communicated with the patient after a complication occurred was a key aspect.
Topics covered
- post-operative communication
- medical complications
- surgical practice
- patient care
- settlement cases
Keywords
- cholecystectomy
- post-operative care
- communication
- medical malpractice
- settlement
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: surgical practice
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