{"id":3247,"date":"2021-07-20T21:26:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T01:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=3247"},"modified":"2021-07-31T21:53:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T01:53:04","slug":"new-york-court-discusses-establishing-liability-for-anesthesia-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-discusses-establishing-liability-for-anesthesia-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Court Discusses Establishing Liability for Anesthesia Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is not uncommon for patients to suffer complications after surgical procedures, and in many instances, such complications are preventable and only arise due to the careless acts of one of the doctors involved in the surgery. The mere occurrence of an adverse event, however, does not necessarily indicate a doctor committed medical malpractice. This was demonstrated in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycourts.gov\/reporter\/3dseries\/2021\/2021_04347.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">case<\/a> in which the court rejected the plaintiff\u2019s assertions that anesthesia errors caused his harm and ruled in favor of the defendant. If you sustained losses because of a careless anesthesiologist, it is prudent to confer with a Syracuse medical malpractice lawyer regarding your options for seeking damages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Plaintiff\u2019s Harm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that the plaintiff underwent a surgical repair of a tear of a tendon of his left elbow. The defendant administered the plaintiff anesthesia prior to the surgery. Specifically, he administered a nerve block. After the anesthesia wore off, however, the plaintiff began to feel extreme pain in his left hand, and his fingers were swollen. He was also unable to flex two of his fingers. He was subsequently diagnosed with a brachial plexus nerve injury.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, the plaintiff filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the defendant, alleging his negligent performance of his professional duties caused the plaintiff\u2019s harm. During the trial, the plaintiff asked the court to instruct the jury on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitor, but the court declined. The jury ruled in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff filed a motion to set aside the verdict as against the weight of the evidence and to argue that the court failed to instruct the jury as requested. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/new-york-court-discusses-establishing-liability-for-anesthesia-errors\/#more-3247\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is not uncommon for patients to suffer complications after surgical procedures, and in many instances, such complications are preventable and only arise due to the careless acts of one of the doctors involved in the surgery. The mere occurrence of an adverse event, however, does not necessarily indicate a doctor committed medical malpractice. 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