Surgery at a UC hospital went shockingly wrong, leading to leg amputation, lawsuit says
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Former trauma nurse Lisa Wolff is suing UCI Medical Center after her husband's pleas for a CT scan went ignored, resulting in the amputation of his leg. UCI surgeons, who purportedly made a surgical error during outpatient knee surgery, denied critical imaging for days despite the couple's escalating urgency. The Wolffs are pursuing legal action for various damages, while their attorney emphasizes the need for accountability to prevent similar neglect from affecting others in the future.
After three days of escalating pain complaints, the hospital staff ignored a nurse's requests for vital imaging, leading to major surgical consequences.
We look forward to adjudicating this matter in a public forum; this scenario should never happen to anyone ever again,
Read at Los Angeles Times
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