Repeated bouts of chest pain went unreported by staff, argues the estate
Plaintiff went to defendant's Hospital on a Sunday, complaining of chest pain. She responded to nitroglycerin in the emergency room, and the ER physician ordered an EKG and cardiac stress. She also was assigned an internal medicine physician, who then referred her to defendant, a cardiologist.
Starting at about 11:30 p.m., patient had more bouts of chest pain, was given more nitroglycerin, and had an EKG that showed serious changes but was not reported.
Because certain testing was not performed at the hospital on Sundays, the internist delayed the stress test until Monday, at which time the patient continued to have active chest pain as well as an elevated blood pressure and demanded to see a doctor.
Defendant was summoned by the stress lab, cancelled the stress test, and ordered an EKG that was never performed and a heart catheterization for the next day, Tuesday.
The patient had several bouts of chest pain Monday evening and into Tuesday morning. Neither the nurses, house officer nor intern reported the events to the cardiologist, and she had an arrhythmia at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, which the hospital staff was unable to reverse. she was pronounced dead at 3:15 a.m.
Type of action: Medical malpractice
Type of injuries: Wrongful death
Court/Case no./Date: Oakland County Circuit Court; 11-117424-NH; July 10, 2013
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