Infection

March 8, 2024

Bard PowerPort Heart Damage

The Bard PowerPort catheter has been linked to many serious injury complications and side effects. Severe failure cases have led to permanent injuries or death. These are the common complications associated with the Bard PowerPort catheter including:

Bard PowerPort catheter is linked to fractures, blood clots, embolism, deep vein thrombosis and other serious injuries. Injured by Bard PowerPort? Call Dr. Shezad Malik at 214-390-3189.

Catheter Migration. The catheter may move from its intended position.

August 31, 2018

Diabetic Patients Shocked over Invokana Flesh-Eating Genital Infections side effects

by Dr. Shezad Malik

Invokana linked to flesh-eating genital infections. According to the latest FDA warnings Invokana, Jardiance, Farxiga and similar diabetes drugs increase the risk of serious genital infections.

The FDA issued a warning earlier this week, warning that the drugs known as sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors increase the risk of serious genital infections.

The genital infections involve necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum, also known as Fournier’s gangrene, and “flesh-eating” infection.

June 21, 2017

Ethicon Physiomesh is “not safe”according to lawsuit

by Dr. Shezad Malik

Ethicon Physiomesh is “not safe”according to lawsuit. John Guerra, from Torrance California claims that the Ethicon Physiomesh patch used in his hernia repair causes severe health risks and complications. According to Guerra, he developed a chronic seroma and required many additional surgeries.

Ethicon Physiomesh is “not safe”according to lawsuit. Ethicon Hernia mesh linked to adhesions, perforation, infection and the need for removal surgery.

A seroma is a pocket of clear serous fluid that sometimes develops in the body after surgery. This fluid is composed of blood plasma that has seeped out of ruptured small blood vessels and inflammatory fluid produced by the injured and dying cells.

April 4, 2017

Non Tuberculous Heart Infections Following Surgery

by Dr. Shezad Malik

Non Tuberculous heart infections following surgery, may be linked to a commonly used device known as the Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System manufactured by Sorin Group Deutschland (now LivaNova).

Non Tuberculous Infections following Surgery

Non Tuberculous Heart Infections following Surgery. Stockert 3T Heart Surgery devices under fire for non-tuberculous bacterial infection according to recent lawsuits.

This device is under intense investigation for for possibly causing serious and deadly heart infections after use in heart by-pass and valve surgeries.

March 3, 2017

Los Angeles Heart Surgery Infection Outbreak

by Dr. Shezad Malik

Los Angeles heart surgery infection outbreak has been reported by a Los Angeles Times report. According to the report, there are at least four heart surgery patients who have been sickened by the Mycobacterium (M.) Chimaera infection.

Heart Surgery infection. Stockert 3T Heart Surgery devices under fire for non-tuberculous bacterial infection according to recent lawsuits.

Heart Surgery may be linked to deadly bacterial infections, with the commonly used Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System. The device is under fire for serious and potentially deadly heart infections after use in heart by-pass and valve surgeries.

February 6, 2017

Pennsylvania Atrium Mesh Injury Lawsuit

by Dr. Shezad Malik

According to the details in a Pennsylvania Atrium Mesh Injury Lawsuit, Leonard Bartosiewicz, from Pennsylvania recently filed a product liability lawsuit against Atrium Medical Corp over its line of Atrium C-Qur hernia mesh.

Atrium Medical Hernia mesh under fire over its C-Qur line of hernia mesh, linked to infections, bowel lacerations and the need for emergency surgery according to lawsuit allegations.

Bartosiewicz claims that he was faced with serious complications from the Atrium C-Qur hernia mesh with bacterial infection when the patch cut into his bowels. Bartosiewicz had to undergo emergency surgery to remove the allegedly defective surgical mesh, repeat surgery to re-attach his bowels and long term antibiotic treatment.

August 26, 2015

Hip and Knee Implant Infection Epidemic

by Dr. Shezad Malik

Many hip and knee surgery patients can develop bacterial infections of their implants, leading to painful re-do surgeries, long term antibiotic use and in severe cases amputation because of overwhelming infection.

There are many causes for this, including patient and surgical factors and according to some experts the bacterial infections it may be related to the bacteria in the operative room and hospital, since it is impossible to make the surgical room and hospital completely free of bacteria.

3M and their Arizant Healthcare subsidiary are exposed to personal injury and product liability lawsuits over hip and knee replacement infections may be caused by their Bair Hugger warming blankets.