Misdiagnosis and failure to refer stroke patient to higher level facility.
Neurologist failed to properly diagnose a basilar pontine stroke and failed to refer patient to a higher level care facility such as a regional stroke center. Patient suffered a massive stroke causing severe disability and paralysis.
Doctor failed to listen to his patient when she described chest pain and fatigue. He failed to order the necessary blood tests, including troponin. These tests would have indicated patient was having a heart attack and prevented the massive heart damage that occurred the following day.
Hospital staff technician negligently injected contrast dye in to arm of patient.
Patient suffered catastrophic nerve injury to her mental nerve after oral surgery at OHSU. The attending surgeon failed to supervise his residents while performing a very complex surgical extraction of an ankylosed tooth. The extraction severed the mental nerve of the patient.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.