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When Does A Bowel Perforation Become Medical Malpractice?

Your gastrointestinal tract is a continuous system in your body that allows food to flow from your mouth all the way into your bowel. When the bowel is perforated, it is a major medical emergency because the material inside the bowel is then allowed to enter into the abdominal cavity. This can cause an infection known as peritonitis. At the Weitz Firm, Philadelphia bowel perforation lawyer Eric Weitz wants to make sure you get the compensation you deserve.<br>

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When Does A Bowel Perforation Become Medical Malpractice?

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  1. When Does A Bowel Perforation Become Medical Malpractice?

  2. The last thing you ever want to hear when you are in the hospital is that you have a bowel perforation. You certainly do not want to hear that your bowel perforation was caused by a surgeon. However, we know that mistakes happen in surgery. The question is, do bowel perforations always rise to the level of malpractice?

  3. What Is A Bowel Perforation? Your gastrointestinal tract is a continuous system in your body that allows food to flow from your mouth all the way into your bowel. When the bowel is perforated, it is a major medical emergency because the material inside the bowel is then allowed to enter into the abdominal cavity. This can cause an infection known as peritonitis. Left untreated, peritonitis can lead to sepsis and death.

  4. How Does This Happen? There are many causes of bowel perforations and most of them have nothing to do with surgical errors: Toxic megacolon Crohn’s disease Cancer Faecal impaction Bodily trauma Peptic ulcer disease Forceful vomiting Ulcerative colitis

  5. What Makes It Malpractice? For malpractice to be present, there were basic elements that need to be present: The doctor acting outside of the accepted standard of practice A doctor-patient relationship The doctor’s negligence causing an injury The injury causing actual and specific damages

  6. How We Can Help If you or a loved one has suffered from a bowel perforation that happened during a medical procedure, please seek legal assistance. At the Weitz Firm, the Philadelphia bowel perforation lawyer will review your case to examine whether or not you may have a medical malpractice case. Attorney Eric Weitz wants to make sure you get the compensation you deserve.

  7. CONTACT: Address: 1528 Walnut Street 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 Phone:267-587-6240 Website: https://www.theweitzfirm.com/contact.shtml

  8. Thank You…!

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