Florida surgeon mistakenly removes patient's liver instead of spleen, causing him to die, widow says (www.nbcnews.com)

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A Florida surgeon mistakenly removed a man’s liver instead of his spleen, causing him to die on the operating table, a lawyer for the man’s widow alleges.

William Bryan, 70, of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, underwent surgery on Aug. 21, at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast hospital in Miramar, Florida, because of spleen abnormalities, according to a statement from the personal injury firm Zarzaur Law, based in Pensacola, Florida.

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[-] superkret@feddit.org 27 points 4 months ago

I'll just bookmark this for when I really fuck up at my IT job and cause some data loss.

[-] ArmyTiger@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

As a surgeon, I have a lot of questions. But I have trouble accepting a personal injury attorney's statement at face value when they stand to benefit from a judgement or settlement, too.

[-] aaaaace 7 points 4 months ago

The last time Amelia Earhart's airplane was serviced was Florida.

[-] Bougie_Birdie 5 points 4 months ago

Well of course the doctor thought the spleen was abnormal if they mistook a liver for it

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Florida has a doctor shortage and will only get worse because of the abortion ban and other attacks on minorities by the Christo fascists running the state. I bet mistakes like this will be more common in the future

[-] noxy@yiffit.net 2 points 4 months ago

I've made a very similar mistake in Rimworld, tho I blame the menu for having "harvest liver" so close to "install bionic leg"

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