PUP 4931r Lecture Notes - Lecture 60: Dana Carvey, Rhode Island Hospital, Cerebral Angiography
16 May 2018
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Roughly two months after the double bypass operation that was supposed to
preserve his life, Mr. Carvey received the news that the surgeon had bypassed
one of the wrong arteries.
The surgeon, who performed the surgery, stated that it was an honest mistake
that occurred due to the unusual positioning of Mr. Carey’s artery in his heart.
Dana Carvey felt quite differently, and subsequently, he filed a $7.5 million
lawsuit against the surgeon and the hospital.
A 67 year old woman, who was admitted to a teaching hospital to have a cerebral
angiography performed.
After the procedure was completed, she was returned to a hospital room on a
different floor than her original one. Instead of being discharged as planned the
next morning, she was whisked away to have an open heart procedure
performed.
After having been upon the operating table for over an hour, a doctor from a
different department called and asked what they were doing with his patient.
Once the mistake was realized, the procedure was canceled, and she was
returned to her room in stable condition; however, the potential consequences of
the extra surgery performed included significantly increased risks of heart attack,
stroke, internal bleeding and infections.
Surgeons at the Rhode Island Hospital performed surgery on the wrong side of a
patient’s head, for the third time in one calendar year.
This particular incident occurred in November of 2007. An 82 year old patient
required the operation to stem the flow of bleeding from her brain to her skull.
The surgeon immediately started the procedure off incorrectly by drilling a hole
on the rong side of the patient’s skull. This action occurred despite the fact that
a CAT scan, performed only moments before, indicated that the bleeding was
happening on the left side of the brain.
Although the patient survived the surgery in fair condition, two other similar
incidents had occurred within the last year, one of which had resulted in the
death of an 86 year old man.
A 52 year old was admitted to University Community Hospital in Tampa, Florida to
have his leg amputated.
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Document Summary
Roughly two months after the double bypass operation that was supposed to preserve his life, mr. carvey received the news that the surgeon had bypassed one of the wrong arteries. The surgeon, who performed the surgery, stated that it was an honest mistake that occurred due to the unusual positioning of mr. Dana carvey felt quite differently, and subsequently, he filed a . 5 million lawsuit against the surgeon and the hospital. A 67 year old woman, who was admitted to a teaching hospital to have a cerebral angiography performed. After the procedure was completed, she was returned to a hospital room on a different floor than her original one. Instead of being discharged as planned the next morning, she was whisked away to have an open heart procedure performed. After having been upon the operating table for over an hour, a doctor from a different department called and asked what they were doing with his patient.
