{"id":5919,"date":"2025-01-27T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5919"},"modified":"2025-01-24T05:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T11:29:01","slug":"4-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-document-patients-risk-of-aspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/4-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-document-patients-risk-of-aspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"$4 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Document Patient\u2019s Risk of Aspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gloria Nogan, 81, underwent a partial colonoscopy after presenting at the hospital emergency room for gastroenterological symptoms. The attending anesthesiologist, Dr. Bassen Ghaly, used a monitored anesthesia care sedation method instead of general anesthesia with an <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/article\/003449.htm\">endotracheal tube intubation<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Nogan aspirated during the procedure and later died of complications from aspiration. Her estate sued Dr. Ghaly and Resolute Anesthesia, alleging that Dr. Ghaly had chosen not to conduct a proper pre-anesthesia evaluation, including documenting Nogan\u2019s high risk for aspiration. The lawsuit also alleged failure to utilize an endotracheal intubation. <\/p>\n<p>After the jury signed a verdict for $4 million, the parties settled for the insurance policy limits of $2 million.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/4-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-document-patients-risk-of-aspiration\/#more-5919\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gloria Nogan, 81, underwent a partial colonoscopy after presenting at the hospital emergency room for gastroenterological symptoms. The attending anesthesiologist, Dr. Bassen Ghaly, used a monitored anesthesia care sedation method instead of general anesthesia with an endotracheal tube intubation. Nogan aspirated during the procedure and later died of complications from aspiration. 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