Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) for a Pulmonary Nodule Resulting in Death

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) for a Pulmonary Nodule Resulting in Death

Settlement Amount:$600,000.00
Settlement Date: 2002
Description of Case: In the performance of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), a vessel was nicked and not properly repaired resulting in postoperative hemorrhage and death of a 78-year-old woman.
Court: Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court

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