A civil lawsuit against Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center alleges that a doctor’s order for a patient’s immediate chest X-ray was delayed for more than 10 hours, contributing to his death from a pulmo… [+9574 chars]
Lawsuit alleges patient died after more than 10-hour delay in getting CT scan - San Diego Union-Tribune
Case details against Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center point to the importance of detecting and combating deep vein thrombosis which can cause deadly blood clots
By:Paul Sisson
Source:The San Diego Union-Tribune
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