Hartley Law Group, PLLC successfully litigated against Charleston Area Medical Center’s Dr. James Cox for medical negligence when he performed an incision and drainage procedure on the Plaintiff’s wound, leading to an infection and need to return for surgery.
Despite the presence of a possible infection, Dr. Cox did not order cultures, gram stain and cell count, or Synovasure testing of the fluid aspirated.
On the day of the surgery, Dr. Cox aspirated the joint and sent the aspirated fluid for culture, which revealed positive for MRSA. The plaintiff suffered an infected total knee replacement that upon visiting a second opinion, resulted in the removal of the total left knee components that were placed by Dr. Cox 8 months prior.
Dr. Cox’s deviation from and breach of the standard of care by not taking an aggressive approach to eradicate the periprosthetic infection by scheduling or performing two-stage implantation was the heart of the complaint.
A confidential settlement was reached between the parties. Read the complaint here.
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