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Boros v. Medical Providers
Mrs. Boros was sent by her physician for a routine CT scan of her abdomen. The hospital used a low cost contrast dye which carries significant and dangerous side effects if the patient is allergic to the dye. A non-contrast dye was available and carried virtually no risks of side effects, although it was more expensive. Mrs. Boros had a reaction to the dye. She experienced hives and nausea- although she did not attribute these side effects to the dye itself. No hospital physician or nurse told Mrs. Boros that this was a reaction, despite the fact is was noted on her chart.
A few months later, Mrs. Boros underwent another CT scan. The warning sticker contained in Mrs. Boros' chart alerting medical personnel to her allergic reaction to contrast dye was ignored. Due to the negligence of the radiologist and staff, Mrs. Boros was again given the dye. This time she suffered an immediate and catastrophic allergic reaction, went into cardio-pulmonary arrest and became comatose. She remains today in a comatose state and is in a nursing care facility. She will never recover. At the time of her devastating injury, Mrs. Boros was only 48 years old, was happily married and had two young sons.
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