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A 25-year-old woman presented to a hospital for removal of an ovary. During the procedure, the physician had difficulty grasping the ovary and utilized a trocar. The instrument’s placement resulted in laceration of the patient’s iliac artery, vein, and bowel.
Following surgery, the patient remained in the hospital for 12 days, 3 days of which were spent on life support. Postoperatively, the patient developed clotting and continues to take blood-thinning medication.
In suing, the woman claimed that the doctor did not position himself at a proper angle to perform the surgery and failed to avoid blood vessels.
The doctor argued that the patient’s injury was due to a faulty trocar, noting that the shield fell off during surgery.
- The jury awarded the plaintiff $620,000.
A 25-year-old woman presented to a hospital for removal of an ovary. During the procedure, the physician had difficulty grasping the ovary and utilized a trocar. The instrument’s placement resulted in laceration of the patient’s iliac artery, vein, and bowel.
Following surgery, the patient remained in the hospital for 12 days, 3 days of which were spent on life support. Postoperatively, the patient developed clotting and continues to take blood-thinning medication.
In suing, the woman claimed that the doctor did not position himself at a proper angle to perform the surgery and failed to avoid blood vessels.
The doctor argued that the patient’s injury was due to a faulty trocar, noting that the shield fell off during surgery.
- The jury awarded the plaintiff $620,000.
A 25-year-old woman presented to a hospital for removal of an ovary. During the procedure, the physician had difficulty grasping the ovary and utilized a trocar. The instrument’s placement resulted in laceration of the patient’s iliac artery, vein, and bowel.
Following surgery, the patient remained in the hospital for 12 days, 3 days of which were spent on life support. Postoperatively, the patient developed clotting and continues to take blood-thinning medication.
In suing, the woman claimed that the doctor did not position himself at a proper angle to perform the surgery and failed to avoid blood vessels.
The doctor argued that the patient’s injury was due to a faulty trocar, noting that the shield fell off during surgery.
- The jury awarded the plaintiff $620,000.