September 7, 2011

Facelift turns Fatal

During a facelift at a local plastic surgeon's office an Irish woman fell to the ground, and upon arrival at the nearby hospital, was declared dead.

The woman had traveled from Limerick, Ireland, to have her facelift done. After the surgery, her doctors left the office, leaving the woman in the care of a nurse, who apparently did not know what to do when the woman collapsed. The nurse called 911 and the woman was declared dead at the hospital.

According to a New York Medical Malpractice Lawyer, fingers have been pointed in multiple directions since the surgery. The plastic surgeon did settle with the family for an undisclosed sum, but the family is also suing the nurse as well as the anesthesiologist who were also in the operating room. Both the nurse and anesthesiologist have pointed to the plastic surgeon as the one who was at fault.

The NY Medical Malpractice Lawyer has stated that the anesthesiologist was in a hurry to leave the office and did not complete his work appropriately, which was also a cause as to the woman's death. She died on St. Patrick's Day. in the Bronx and in Brooklyn, hospitals are always trying to prevent these mistakes.

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August 28, 2011

A fatal facelift in Central Park

The family of Kay Cregan had filed a multi million-dollar lawsuit against Dr. Michael Sachs. Cregan had come to New York City in March 2005 to have a face-lift, nose job and chin augmentation. She had left Ireland and told her family she would be visiting friend in Dublin, but actually went to Dr. Sachs’s office in New York City. Her family and a NYC Medical Malpractice Lawyer brought a lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court against the plastic surgeon who performed the surgery, the anesthesiologist and the nurse. The suit alleges that after administering the anesthesia, the anesthesiologist did not stay to regulate Cregan’s blood pressure. After the surgery, Cregan’s blood pressure dropped and she passed out. The suit further alleges that the nurse failed to intubate Cregan or to call an ambulance in a timely manner. Dr. Sachs settled with Cregan’s family out of court for an undisclosed amount. The family is still suing the anesthesiologist and nurse. Sach’s medical license was taken away in 2008. Hospitals in New York and Brooklyn are susceptible to these suits.

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