My mother passed from a blood clot after a epidermal injection but was never told she had blood clots forming can we sue

Question

She was having leg problems and shortness of breathe prior to surgery but the her primary doctor never followed up nor was my mother told she had potential blood clots forming can we sue the hospital for wrongful death

Erik Luthens · Answer

In any medical malpractice claim, the primary issues are:  
 
(1)  Did a physician, nurse or other health care provider ("HCP") have a duty to provide some type of medical treatment to a patient? 
 
(2)  If the HCP did have such a duty, did the HCP breach the standard of care owed to a patient?  In other words, did the HCP make an avoidable mistake (also known as "negligence")?  
 
(3)  If the HCP did have a duty and there was a breach in the standard of care, did the HCP's mistake cause an injury to the patient?  
 
(4)  If the HCP did have a duty and there was a breach in the standard of care and the HCP's mistake caused an injury to the patient, what is the extent of the injury? 
 
Not every adverse or bad result with regard to medical treatment necessarily constitutes malpractice.  I suggest that you immediately contact an Iowa attorney who specializes in medical malpractice claims to discuss your mother's situation. 
 
Erik A. Luthens 
Luthens Law Offices, P.C. 
1200 Valley West Dr., Ste. 304-01 
West Des Moines, IA 50266 
Tel: (515) 222-1697 
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E-M: ErikLuthens@LuthensLaw.com  
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Q: My mother passed from a blood clot after a epidermal injection but was never told she had blood clots forming can we sue