Retained Medical Objects

  • Retained Surgical Sponge

    Gabe Sassin successfully resolved a medical malpractice claim against a Texas hospital whose nursing staff failed to account for a surgical sponge left inside the patient following surgery. For nearly two months, the client suffered unexplained pain before the retained sponge was finally identified. What followed was entirely preventable, a second surgery to remove the…

  • Retained Epidural Catheter

    Gabe Sassin successfully resolved a medical malpractice claim arising from a broken epidural catheter tip left inside a five-month-old infant. The retained fragment went unrecognized until it had migrated to the child’s spine, ultimately requiring an L4-5 hemilaminectomy to remove. The case resolved before a lawsuit was ever filed for a confidential amount.