In this medical malpractice case, the plaintiff, Asheeka Allison Carty was born prematurely. When she was two months of age, she was a patient in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of defendant Montefiore Medical Center, when the defendants herein permitted and allowed 27 cc. of fluid to be infused subcutaneously into the left hand of the infant plaintiff.
As a result of the medical malpractice, the infant plaintiff suffered pain, skin sloughing, and blistering which caused an open wound requiring drainage. As a consequence, Asheeka had a 9 cm long scar across the dorsum of her left wrist that extended onto the medial and lateral aspects of her wrist. There was a 3 cm long distal extension of the scar along the radial wrist. There was a 1.7 cm long portion of the scar at its ulnar aspect which had hypertrophy with a maximum width of 4 mm and an elevation of approximately 1 mm.
The matter was settled before trial, with a confidentiality agreement regarding the amount of the settlement.
