Patient-97
No Medical Care and None of His Prescription Medications for 8 days at Sunrise Hospital
Patient-97 went to Dr. Michael Bradford with Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center. The patient had suffered a fall. He did not properly treat the patient or order required tests. She developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and died from a pulmonary embolism.
Dr. Michael Bradford with Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center failed to promptly mobilize (no walker, no physical therapy) elderly female patient who had suffered a fall, had no fractures but could no longer walk.
As a result of unnecessary 37-day immobilization in a wheelchair, patient developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of left leg with resulting extensive bilateral pulmonary emboli ultimately resulting in death.
This was clearly a preventable death.
The doctor failed to rule out presence of DVT in a patient who was clearly at "high risk" of developing one: no D-dimer test, no venous Doppler ultrasound at follow-up visit 10 days before pulmonary embolism finally occurred.
Patient died.
Patient-97 went to Dr. Michael Bradford. The patient had suffered a fall. He did not properly treat the patient or order required tests. She developed deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and died from a pulmonary embolism.
This is a stock photo illustrating DVT and pulmonary embolism.
Just say NO to Nevada Orthopedic
and just say NO to Dr. Michael Bradford