NEW YORK—In this issue, our series exploring anesthesia-related litigation examines a case in which it was alleged that the hospital, anesthesia team and anesthesiologist failed to properly manage a patient postoperatively with several missteps that ultimately led to the patient never regaining consciousness.
“This was a horrible outcome for the patient and his family, obviously, but also for the team taking care of the patient,” said Patricia Fogarty Mack, MD, a professor of