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Missed STEMI Suit Could Succeed if Plaintiff's Expert Sees No ECG, Troponins, or Cardiology Consult
Mar 01, 2019
The commentary included a sidebar titled, “Missed STEMI Cases By the Numbers,” which featured the ED data from the Candello (formerly CRICO Strategies) Comparative Benchmarking System. An example of the numbers featured included, “In the 2,558 ED cases, the most prevalent case types included diagnosis related (1,361) and medical treatment (714) allegations.”
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Missed STEMI suit could succeed if plaintiff’s expert sees no ECG, troponins, or cardiology consult. ED Legal Letter. March 1, 2019. https://www.reliasmedia.com/articles/print/143994-missed-stemi-suit-could-succeed-if-plaintiffs-expert-sees-no-ecg-troponins-or-cardiology-consult.
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