The Supreme Court of New York granted the petition of 33-year-old Stacey Galette to the clinic at the University of Winthrop, which surgeons during laparoscopic surgery accidentally pierced woman intestine. As a result, the error of doctors young American travels to the prosthesis - an inflammation in the body, and she removed both of his legs below the knees.
In October 2009, 27-year-old Galette turned to doctors because of an ectopic pregnancy. She underwent surgery a few hours later and was discharged from the hospital, but the next day the woman came back - it was the torment severe abdominal pain.
The results showed that the patient wound in the gut, which began to become inflamed. Despite the efforts of doctors to stop the spread of infection could not - gangrene, and to save the life of the patient, she removed the feet and legs of both legs. But this disaster did not end American - soon she partially lost her hearing.
To compensate for material and moral damage suffered filed for clinic and a team of surgeons to operate it in court. The judge took the side of the crippled woman, one educates the 13-year-old daughter and ordered her to pay $ 58 million in compensation for the suffering and another $ 4 million - for damages.
According to the order of the Supreme Court of New York, 40% of this amount Stacy Galette is to get management to medical facilities, and the rest of it are required to list those responsible for her present state of three doctors who performed in 2009 Laparoscopic surgery .
According to press reports, the defendants with the decision of the court does not agree. They feel guilty for what happened, so how to diagnose post-operative complications is difficult. In the case of Galette treatment was administered immediately after the necessary examinations, which allowed to save the life of the patient. However, she will remain disabled for life. (READ MORE)
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