Drake v. Surgical Associates
Oct 01, 2009OUTCOME: $2,249,672.00 verdict for the plaintiff
Surgeon fired a helical tack into a patient's pericardium during a Nissen fundoplication redo operation. Patient developed cardiac tamponade and died.
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OUTCOME: $2,249,672.00 verdict for the plaintiff
Surgeon fired a helical tack into a patient's pericardium during a Nissen fundoplication redo operation. Patient developed cardiac tamponade and died.