Kentucky Jury Awards Nearly $4M for Alleged Failure to Monitor Patient after Shoulder Surgery

February 15, 2023 | Strategic Insights for Health System

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A Kentucky jury has awarded more than $3.9 million to the estate of a man who died in the intensive care unit (ICU) a month after rotator cuff surgery when his tracheotomy dislodged and there was a delay in resuscitating him, according to an article in the November 2022 Medical Malpractice Verdicts, Settlements & Experts.

Following the surgery, the surgical team had difficulty extubating the 65-year-old patient, who had a history of heart disease, smoking, obesity, and prior placement of a cardiac stent. The patient struggled to maintain his oxygen level and was admitted...

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