349 Botched Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

By Patricia Iyer MSN RN LNCC | December 26, 2019

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I will tell you a story today about a man who went into the operating room for a simple procedure and then died a horrible death.

Mr. King’s (not his real name) surgeon went to a weekend course and learned how to do a laparoscopic cholecystectomy on a pig. He enthusiastically returned to his practice to begin using this surgical method on his patients.

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  • Pretend for the moment that you are hired as an expert fact witness
  • How did Mr. King suffer?
  • What was the effect of the botched surgery on the patient?
  • The outcome for the family

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Pat Iyer has been a legal nurse consultant since 1987.  She also built a successful LNC business that included testifying as an expert fact witness for 25 years. Pat has written or edited 48 of her own books.

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