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Lawsuit alleges patient died after more than 10-hour delay in getting CT scan

Lawsuit alleges patient died after more than 10-hour delay in getting CT scan
health9/7/2025

Case details against Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center point to the importance of detecting and combating deep vein thrombosis which can cause deadly blood clots

A civil lawsuit against Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center alleges that a doctor’s order for a patient’s immediate chest X-ray was delayed for more than 10 hours, contributing to his death from a pulmonary embolism — a major blood clot that blocked the... [9497 chars]