Donnamay Brockbank, 62, died at St. Mark's Hospital in Millcreek on July 11, 2018, after undergoing surgery to remove a heart device.
A Utah woman died following open-heart surgery when a tube that doctors failed to close drained her blood into a garbage can, her family said in a lawsuit filed against the surgeons.
"Ms. Brockbank bled until her heart could no longer beat because all of her blood and seven additional units were in the garbage can on the floor below the operating table," the suit states. Dr. Kyle Enslin, an anesthesiologist, was in the room and noticed that Brockbank's vitals were dropping and had Karwande come back, according to the suit.
The suit states that Brockbank's death could have been avoided if doctors had noticed the tube had not been clamped. Her family has suffered"emotional anguish" and are seeking an amount to be determined at trial.
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