Hospital Sued for Ectopic Pregnancy Misdiagnosis

0:00A Connecticut woman is suing Bridgeport Hospital and several doctors for negligence after they missed signs of an ectopic pregnancy back in 20. 23. She first got a faintly positive urine test at her University Health Center and got rushed to the emergency room to check for trouble. But the hospital called it a pregnancy of unknown location, skipped a key ultrasound, and sent her home with instructions for follow-up blood work. Doctors there did a basic abdominal scan showing a thin lining, suspected a miscarriage, and even canceled an order for the more detailed transvaginal. Ultrasound, without a clear reason, one doc reportedly said they didn't want to put her through the invasive procedure. She came back for more test days later, but still no ultrasound, even with results pointing away from a normal pregnancy. About five days after her first visit, she returned in crisis. The ultrasound finally showed a ruptured left fallopian tube, causing major internal bleeding. She needed emergency surgery to stop the bleed and remove the whole tube, which the

1:00suit says could have been avoided with earlier detection. The lawsuit claims this delay lets a permanent fertility risks, ongoing anxiety, panic attacks, and trouble with school antennas during her senior. Year. An expert opinion from an OB-GYN specialist backs it up, saying the care fell short of standards and caused real physical and mental harm. Now the case is in court, with the hospital staying quiet on details due to the pending suit. One doctor's team is pushing to get dismissed, arguing the required expert letter doesn't match specialties under state rules, but the fight over what could have been prevented is just heating up. From your city, powered by AI, this is Hartford News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.