Medical Malpractice
Doctor not liable for death following surgery
On Jan. 23, a jury sided with a doctor who was sued after one of his patients died following a tonsillectomy. Dr. Richard Bryarly, an otolaryngologist, performed the procedure on Latarrell Banks, who died eight days later from a pulmonary embolism. Her family claimed that the doctor failed to inform her before surgery that the oral contraceptive Yasmin, which Bryarly knew Banks was taking, could quadruple the risk of pulmonary embolism. The defense otolaryngology expert said that tonsillectomies are short-duration, very low-risk procedures, and not the kind of procedures that cause prolonged immobility (prolonged immobility generally regarded as contributing to blood clots). Bryarly’s ob-gyn expert said he would not have recommended that Yasmin be discontinued.
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