{"id":1076,"date":"2023-06-28T15:12:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T19:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/millerandzois.lawblogger.net\/medical-malpractice\/thoracentesis-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T12:40:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T16:40:26","slug":"thoracentesis-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/maryland-surgery-lawsuit-lawyer\/thoracentesis-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoracentesis Malpractice Case in Baltimore City"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Branson v. Johns Hopkins Hospital<\/h4>\n<p>(Filed January 26, 2016)<\/p>\n<h4>Jurisdiction<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Baltimore City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Defendants<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Johns Hopkins Hospital<\/li>\n<li>A thoracic surgeon who has since left Hopkins<\/li>\n<li>A thoracic and cardiac surgeon in Lutherville<\/li>\n<li>A physician&#8217;s assistant at Hopkins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Hospitals<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Sinai Hospital<\/li>\n<li>Johns Hopkins Hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Summary of Plaintiff&#8217;s Allegations<\/h4>\n<p>A 71-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/claims-by-maryland-jurisdictions\/baltimore-county-personal-injury-lawyers\/\">Baltimore County<\/a> resident has a history of coronary artery disease and pacemaker treatment. He is transferred from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/maryland-hospital-malpractice-lawyer\/sinai-hospital-malpractice-baltimore\/\">Sinai Hospital<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/maryland-hospital-malpractice-lawyer\/johns-hopkins-hospital-malpractice-claims\/\">Johns Hopkins Hospital<\/a>, with a diagnosis of mitral valve endocarditis. He agrees to mitral valve repair and removal of his pacemaker.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequent to the surgery, the man suffers a left pleural effusion- a build-up of fluid around the lungs. He undergoes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/lung\/thoracentesis#1\">thoracentesis<\/a>&#8211; a procedure to have the fluid removed. During this procedure, he suffers a punctured artery, a life-threatening hemothorax which requires an emergency thoracotomy, and emergency life-saving measures are done at his bedside.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/medical-malpractice\/maryland-surgery-lawsuit-lawyer\/thoracentesis-lawsuit\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Thoracentesis Malpractice Case in Baltimore City\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Branson v. Johns Hopkins Hospital (Filed January 26, 2016) Jurisdiction Baltimore City Defendants Johns Hopkins Hospital A thoracic surgeon who has since left Hopkins A thoracic and cardiac surgeon in Lutherville A physician&#8217;s assistant at Hopkins Hospitals Sinai Hospital Johns Hopkins Hospital Summary of Plaintiff&#8217;s Allegations A 71-year-old Baltimore County resident has a history of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1048,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1076","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thoracentesis Malpractice Case in Baltimore City | Maryland Medical Malpractice Attorneys<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Free Consultation (800) 553-8082 Miller &amp; Zois helps injured victims and their families in personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death cases. 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