A failed obstetric epidural with a fractured needle did not prove substandard technique. The British Columbia court rejected outcome-based reasoning on both grounds.
A widow’s appeal in a death after delayed embolization for a lingual artery pseudoaneurysm. The BC Court of Appeal affirmed dismissal on the standard of care.
A claim alleging that psychiatrists failed to disclose dose increases during a course of ECT was dismissed mid-trial for absence of expert evidence. The BC Court of Appeal affirmed.
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