The plaintiff alleged in her Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit that her bladder was negligently cut by the surgeon that resulted in a cut of more than three inches during the delivery…medicalmalpracticelawyers, $825K Maryland Medical Malpractice Verdict For Bladder Injury During C-Section
The plaintiff was admitted into the hospital the day before her scheduled delivery after she went into labor. After pushing for four hours without success, her OB elected to perform a nonemergency Cesarean section delivery. The surgeon encountered scar tissue from the plaintiff’s first C-section during the procedure that caused the bladder to be fused to the plaintiff’s uterus. While the surgeon was separating the bladder from the uterus, the bladder was cut between 8 and 9 centimeters, which the surgeon initially attempted to repair. A urologist was then called into the operating room to complete the repair of the unintended bladder injury.
The cut into the bladder failed to fully close, resulting in a vesicouterine fistula that was later closed in January 2024. Despite the efforts to repair the cut into the plaintiff’s bladder, the plaintiff claimed that she continues to experience urinary dysfunction resulting in bladder spasms. She is required to wear diapers or pads at all times. It was recommended to her that she not get pregnant again due to the risk of further complications.
The plaintiff alleged in her Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit that the OB who performed the C-section was negligent in cutting into her bladder and was further negligent in not immediately calling in the surgical urologist to perform the repair instead of attempting the repair herself.
The baby was delivered safely and was unharmed.