It was a patient’s worst nightmare.
In a sense, it added insult to injury.
Here’s the injury: An Oklahoma man has sued a surgeon of operating on the wrong knee. The patient even “marked” the correct knee with a “black marker.” Yet, the surgeon operated on the unmarked knee!
Now the insult: The suit claims that staff at the Bailey Medical Center in Tulsa tried to get him to consent to surgery to correct the error while he was still under the effects of anesthesia!
As a consequence, the patient may have to undergo a knee replacement surgery to correct damage caused by the botched surgery.
Next time you here “frivolous lawsuit” ask, which leg was marked, and which leg was cut off?
See: Matt Barnard, Tulsa World 08/14/2009 Read Article: Tulsa World($)
Here’s the injury: An Oklahoma man has sued a surgeon of operating on the wrong knee. The patient even “marked” the correct knee with a “black marker.” Yet, the surgeon operated on the unmarked knee!
Now the insult: The suit claims that staff at the Bailey Medical Center in Tulsa tried to get him to consent to surgery to correct the error while he was still under the effects of anesthesia!
As a consequence, the patient may have to undergo a knee replacement surgery to correct damage caused by the botched surgery.
Next time you here “frivolous lawsuit” ask, which leg was marked, and which leg was cut off?
See: Matt Barnard, Tulsa World 08/14/2009 Read Article: Tulsa World($)
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