A jury decided a Boynton Beach hospital wasn’t negligent in removing a medical device from a patient’s abdomen.
Simon Dockswell, then 69, underwent colonic resection surgery at Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach to remove cancer. The surgeon placed a Jackson-Pratt drain in his abdomen to collect fluids and blood. A nurse removed the drain three days later. Dockswell claimed he developed pain in his abdomen after surgery. A 4-inch piece of the device remained in place. Dockswell underwent laparoscopic surgery to remove it. He claimed the nurse failed to remove the drain properly by not detecting the breakeag.
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