Dr. CESAR R ABREU, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. CESAR R ABREU, MD

501 S. LINCOLN AVENUE, STE. 11

CLEARWATER, FL

33756

Pinellas

Court Case # 03-1562CI-C07

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200534540
Claim Number :	83-007790
Date Submitted :	3/4/2005

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
95-2575892
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Deanon			Davis
Street Address
4601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100
City				State	Zip
Los Angeles				CA	90010
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(323) 930 - 6346			deanon.davis@farmersinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	CESAR		R	ABREU
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		501 S. LINCOLN AVENUE, STE. 11
City		State	Zip Code	County
CLEARWATER		FL	33756	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
0118070880002		$500,000		$1,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME48710		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Pinellas
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEASE HOSPITAL - DUNEDIN		100043
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/27/2001		2/1/2002

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEFT RENAL PELVIS CALCULUS, A RETROGRADE PYELOGRAM SHOWED NARROWING OF THE URETER PROXIMAL TO THE URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION.PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ACCUSIZE PROCEDURE TO REPAIR THE URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION RESULTING IN THE SEVERING OF HIS RENAL ARTERY WHICH CAUSED INTERNAL BLEEDING AND REQUIRED HIM TO UNDERGO ADDITIONAL SURGERY TO REPAIR THE ARTERY.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
PATIENT UNDERWENT A CYSTOSCOPY WITH RETROGRADE PYELOGRAM OR THE REPAIR OF THE URETEROPELVIC JUNCTIONOBSTRUCTION.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
THE RENAL ARTTERY WAS SEVERED, RESULTING IN INTERNAL BLEEDING AND ADDITIONAL SURGERY TO REPAIR THE ARTERY.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE AND RECOGNIZE THE INJURY TO THE RENAL ARTERY.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
2/27/2003			03-1562CI-C07
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			2/25/2005
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
More than 90 days, after suit filed and prior to or during the course of mandatory settlement conference.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/1/2005

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$18,635

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$9,878

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$400,000	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

DR. ABREU PROVIDED THE CORRECT TREATMENT ONCE THE CONDITION WAS DISCOVERED.THE PATIENT WAS ADVISED OF POSSIBLE RISKS AND COMPLICATIONS.THE SEVERING OF THE RENAL ARTERY IS A KNOWN COMPLICATION OF THIS PROCEDURE.DR. ABREU TOOK CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM.THE PATIENT HAD A STORMY POST OPERATIVE COURSE, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.

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