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Florida surgeon ‘devastated’ over death of patient after removing liver instead of spleen (www.theguardian.com)

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Thomas Shaknovsky botched the surgery of William Bryan, 70, who died on the operating table

According to Shaknovksy’s deposition, after removing Bryan’s liver, the surgeon instructed a nurse to label the organ as a “spleen” – and he also identified it as a spleen in Bryan’s postoperative notes. Shaknovsky later said he had been “mentally compromised” at the time of Bryan’s death, explaining that he was “devastated, demoralized, crying over his passing, felt that I failed him”.

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[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 21 points 11 hours ago

Honestly no idea. This is his previous history with botched surgery, and the actions taken by the hospital, quoted from the report:

From May 2023 to August 2023, the hospital identified a total of 3 surgical errors. All 3 errors involved Surgeon A (this is the guy in the news story).

In May 2023, Surgeon A removed part of a patient's pancreas instead of the intended adrenal gland. Surgeon A had not performed adrenalectomies at the facility. Corrective actions included to immediately stop scheduling adrenalectomies, counseling surgeons on the use of surgical markers and proctoring at least 5 cases. Proctoring was not competed because the hospital no longer performs adrenalectomies.

In August 2023, a patient was identified to have a bowel perforation following a partial colectomy performed by Surgeon A. Patient died from infection complications. Corrective actions included referral to the Credentialing committee for potential actions. However, per Credentialing Manager interview, this is not one of the Credentialing committee functions.

In August 2024, Surgeon A performed a splenectomy on Patient #1(this is the one from the news story). Surgeon A removed the patient's liver instead, resulting in hemorrhage and death. Surgeon A had not performed a splenectormy at this hospital in over 3 years, since July 2021. The Hospital suspended Surgeon A's privileges and initiated an investigation.

Interviews with 8 sampled operating room staff found 6 staff with concerns regarding surgical practices by Surgeon A. These concerns were reported to the Operating Room Manager and/or Operating Room Director, but no further action was initiated. Staff interviews identified 2 additional patients with possible surgical errors by Surgeon A that had not been investigated. Surgeon A was observed to sever the common bile duct on a Patient during a Cholecystectomy in April 2024 and sever a ureter on another Patient during a partial colectomy in July 2024 resulting in an Urologist being called to the operating room for repairs during the surgery of that Patient.

Quotes taken from: https://zarzaurlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AHCA-Report-1.pdf starting on page 19.