Legal Opinion
Medical Review Panel Proceedings for the Claim of Serpas v. Tulane University Hospital & Clinic
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 14, 2014No. Nos. 2013-CA-1590, 2013-CA-1591PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSEMARY LEDET, Judge.
| ¶ This is a medical malpractice case. This case involves an orthopedic surgeon’s alleged negligence in discharging a patient from the hospital, following a complicated knee replacement surgery, with a Hickman catheter in place without any order for its removal, use, or care.1 The patient, Arthur Serpas, Jr., brought this malpractice suit against the surgeon, Dr. Robert Barrack. Based on the jury’s finding that Dr. Barrack did not breach the applicable standard of care in his treatment of Mr. Serpas, the trial court dismissed the suit. For the reasons that follow, we…
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