Florida surgeon removed wrong organ, killing man -- and a cover-up followed, suit says

[mitch96]

7. Classic. A lawyer friend of mine told story of a surgeon who tried to remove a tumor in the neck. It was wrapped

around the carotid, the big blood vessels going from the heart to the brain. He was way over his head and should have closed up and referred the patient to a vascular surgeon. He did not. He tried to remove the tumor and nicked the carotid with the associated massive blood loss. A vascular surgeon was working in the next OR suit and came to help.
After the vascular surgeon finished and saved the mans life the first surgeon had the AUDACITY to say he was just ASSISTING the vascular surgeon and he was just "#2"... Needless to say the truth came out at the law suit and the first idiot got bounced... Last I heard he was up in the panhandle somewhere after the insurance company paid a hefty settlement.
Be careful out there...
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