Anesthesia Malpractice Lawsuit Filed in NJ

According to recent reports, a man living in New Jersey recently filed a lawsuit claiming he suffered life-altering injuries after having surgery. The man, 44, has been left permanently disabled from his injuries, which he and his caretakers insist was due to a mistake involving anesthesia.
The case claimed medical negligence against the medical center where the man was operated on and named his surgeon as a defendant as well. A settlement has reportedly been reached and the man has been awarded $2, 700,000.
Lawsuit Details
The plaintiff in the case, whose name has not been publicized, was admitted for a surgical repair of his Achilles tendon. While under anesthesia, the man’s anesthesiologist reportedly failed to respond to a change in vital signs over the course of several minutes. The patient’s oxygen saturation level was recorded as having decreased from 99% to 59% within this time. As a result, the man went into respiratory arrest and suffered a great deal of brain damage.
The man’s attorneys argued that due to this brain damage, which was negligently caused, he has been left with only short-term memory and has little communication skills. The man is also unable to take on full-time employment due to his injuries and was forced to quit his job working as a CFO health care system.
Defendants Attempt to Fight Back
The defendant anesthesiologist and the medical center argued against the plaintiff claiming they monitored him properly. They even blamed the patient claiming that his injuries were likely due to the “motion artifact” which occurred during the procedure because his hand was moving.
The settlement reached included a waiver of an $800,000 lien for medical expenses and $1.9 million in cash paid by the anesthesiologist’s insurance carrier.