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MARONEY v. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS HOSP.

No. 25,223-CA.

626 So.2d 833 (1993)

Edward W. MARONEY, et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS HOSPITAL, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 24, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bodenheimer, Jones, Klotz & Simmons by Harry D. Simmons, Shreveport, for appellants.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts by Caldwell Roberts, Shreveport, for Orthopaedic Assoc., Medical Protective Ins. Co., Drs. J. Lee Etheredge and John J. Ferrell.

Before MARVIN, NORRIS and WILLIAMS, JJ.

MARVIN, Chief Judge.

In this medical malpractice action, we affirm a judgment based on a jury verdict rejecting the demands of plaintiff, Edward Maroney, who developed blood clots about four weeks after arthroscopic knee surgery. A blood clot in his leg "threw off" smaller blood clots, some of which lodged in Maroney's lungs, causing Maroney to suffer permanent respiratory problems and diminished blood circulation in his leg.

After Maroney was examined six...

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