[Download] "Frank Rogers v. James H. Duke" by First District, Houston Court of Appeals of Texas ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Frank Rogers v. James H. Duke
- Author : First District, Houston Court of Appeals of Texas
- Release Date : January 16, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
Description
This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted in a medical malpractice case. Dr. Duke, appellee, performed an emergency operation on appellant, Frank Rogers, in December 1981. Appellee was assisted by several other licensed physicians and surgical nurses. During the surgery, appellee repaired a torn spleen and rejoined the intestine. After performing that procedure, appellee turned the job of completing the surgery over to the assistant surgeons, and left the operating room. Appellants surgery involved the use of a number of surgical sponges. The sponge count conducted by the surgical nurses at the conclusion of the surgery was incorrect, and a lap sponge that had been placed inside the appellants abdominal cavity was not removed when the surgical incision was closed by an assisting surgeon. The sponge was later discovered and removed prior to appellants discharge from the hospital.