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Leg-amputation case after delayed treatment of clot following thrombectomy at Piedmont

This complaint states as follows: After undergoing a thrombectomy, the patient suffered a blood clot that cut off the blood supply to his leg. The patient was in the hospital, in an intensive care unit. The clot was easily identifiable and treatable. But even after signs of the clot became obvious, several providers failed to promptly examine, investigate, and treat the problem. This caused significant delays that ultimately led to the patient's leg having to be amputated above the knee. The Corporate Defendants failed to implement adequate policies, procedures, and practices to ensure proper supervision of resident physicians and effective patient safety systems. These systemic failures contributed to the injuries suffered by the patient, including an unnecessary leg amputation.

System
Piedmont Healthcare
Facility
Piedmont Healthcare
Providers involved
Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. / Intensive care unit providers / Resident physicians
Pattern
ICU clot after thrombectomy followed by delay in examination, investigation, and treatment until above-knee amputation became necessary
Harm
Above-knee leg amputation

Overview

This page concerns a clot that allegedly became obvious and remained treatable after a thrombectomy while the patient was in an intensive care unit, but several providers did not promptly examine, investigate, or treat it before the patient’s leg had to be amputated above the knee.

Chronology

  1. After undergoing a thrombectomy, the patient suffered a blood clot that cut off the blood supply to his leg.
  2. The patient was still in the hospital, in an intensive care unit, and the clot allegedly was easily identifiable and treatable.
  3. Even after signs of the clot became obvious, several providers allegedly failed to promptly examine, investigate, and treat the problem.
  4. The resulting delays allegedly caused the patient’s leg to be amputated above the knee, with the complaint also attributing harm to inadequate supervision of resident physicians and ineffective patient-safety systems.

Alleged failures

  • Several providers allegedly failed to promptly examine, investigate, and treat an obvious and treatable clot after thrombectomy.
  • The delay allegedly allowed loss of blood supply to progress until above-knee amputation became necessary.
  • The corporate defendants allegedly failed to implement adequate policies, procedures, and practices to supervise resident physicians and maintain effective patient-safety systems.

Entities and tags

Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.ThrombectomyIntensive care unitResident physiciansPatient safety systemsAbove-knee amputationPost-procedure complicationFailure to treatICU delayAmputationVascular surgeryCritical careHospital administration

Questions this example answers

What does the Piedmont thrombectomy amputation delay allege?

This complaint states as follows: After undergoing a thrombectomy, the patient suffered a blood clot that cut off the blood supply to his leg. The patient was in the hospital, in an intensive care unit. The clot was easily identifiable and treatable. But even after signs of the clot became obvious, several providers failed to promptly examine, investigate, and treat the problem. This caused significant delays that ultimately led to the patient's leg having to be amputated above the knee. The Corporate Defendants failed to implement adequate policies, procedures, and practices to ensure proper supervision of resident physicians and effective patient safety systems. These systemic failures contributed to the injuries suffered by the patient, including an unnecessary leg amputation.

Who is identified in this public case example?

This public case example identifies Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., Intensive care unit providers, and Resident physicians. It also tags the source-supported entities Piedmont Healthcare, Inc., Thrombectomy, Intensive care unit, Resident physicians, and Patient safety systems.

What alleged failures are summarized here?

Several providers allegedly failed to promptly examine, investigate, and treat an obvious and treatable clot after thrombectomy. The delay allegedly allowed loss of blood supply to progress until above-knee amputation became necessary. The corporate defendants allegedly failed to implement adequate policies, procedures, and practices to supervise resident physicians and maintain effective patient-safety systems.