MIAMI (EFE).— A US grand jury indictedmanslaughter a a doctor in florida what removed the liver instead of the spleen during surgerywhat could have been caused the death of the patient, a 70-year-old man, informed the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.
He doctor Thomas Shaknovsky is detained after the death in August 2024 of a patient from Muscle Shoalsfrom the neighboring state of Alabamaafter a surgery called laparoscopic splenectomy, a procedure considered safe and minimally invasive.
This “resulted in catastrophic blood loss and the death of the patient on the operating table,” the doctor said in a statement. Walton County Sherifflocated in northwest Florida.
Therefore, the grand jury found that the actions taken in the operating room are “probable cause” of criminal conduct under Florida law.
“Our job is to follow the facts wherever they lead, without fear or favor. The grand jury has spoken and it is our responsibility to ensure that charges are pursued through the proper legal process. Our thoughts are with the victim’s family.”declared the sheriff, Michael Adkinson.
Detention
Las authorities detained Shaknovsky at the beginning of this week in Miramar Beach and they transferred him to the Walton County Jailwhere he awaits his first court appearance.
Florida is one of the main medical tourism destinations in the United States, with between 300,000 and 400,000 visitors for this purpose per year, reports the Florida Chamber of Commerce.
The alleged negligence case comes just months after a white American couple sued an assisted fertilization clinic in January. Florida for implanting the wrong embryo in the mother, who realized that the baby was not theirs after giving birth because the girl is black.
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