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LITTLE v. POU

No. 42,872-CA.

975 So.2d 666 (2008)

Jacqueline LITTLE, Cynthia Little Cameron and Mark S. Little, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Dr. David G. POU and Christus Health Northern Louisiana d/b/a Christus Schumpert Health System, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 13, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Brown, Anthony J. Bruscato, Monroe, for Appellants.

Rountree & Guin by Gordon E. Rountree, Shreveport, for Appellee, David G. Pou, M.D.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts by Mark A. Goodwin, Shreveport, for Appellee, Christus Health Northern Louisiana d/b/a Christus Schumpert Health System.

Before BROWN, STEWART and CARAWAY, JJ.

CARAWAY, J.

A wrongful death action was instituted against a doctor and hospital after the death of a patient who was hospitalized due to complications from sinus surgery. After three nights in the hospital, the decedent had just returned home when he died from blood clots in his lungs caused by deep vein thrombosis ("DVT"). The wife and children of the decedent sued for medical malpractice relating to the failure of the doctor and nursing staff to take the proper...

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