Patient Suffers Brain Damage During Heart Surgery

Case Overview

This case takes place in Massachusetts and involves a patient who underwent a coronary artery bypass graft surgery. During the procedure, the one of the catheters that had been attached to the patient’s arteries came loose, due to an alleged failure by the operating surgeon to properly secure the line. Once the catheter came loose, it took the operating team an extended period of time to re-insert the line. During this period, the patient was left without sufficient oxygen and suffered severe brain damage. The patient is now unable to work, and requires 24-hour care.