Doctor admits anesthetic error: tragic death of a patient!

Doctor admits anesthetic error: tragic death of a patient!

A tragic case has employed the courts in Osnabrück: a 74-year-old anesthetist stands before the district court after a 65-year-old patient died in April 2023 as a result of dental operation. The doctor admitted a mistake during the trial, but emphasized that he was familiar with his many years of experience - over 40 years - and based on the routine processes during the procedure. How NDR reported, said the doctor, only a short check at the narcotic device However, not noticing that a valve was defective and the patient was not sufficiently supplied with oxygen.

The indictment, who also has Dutch citizenship, accuses the doctor's charges. According to the court spokesman, there was a technical defect during the anesthesia that the doctor did not pay attention to. Only after the defect found that emergency paramedics would have had to intervene and the patient had to reanimate, but the severe brain damage had already occurred. The doctor said that he had not initiated resuscitation because the patient was still there. These are central points that have to be discussed further in the procedure. A judgment is expected to be expected at the end of January 2025, as from Süddeutsche transmitted .

In addition, the participants in the procedure argue about the proper connection and the functionality of the monitoring devices during the operation. The indictment assumes that the surveillance device was not completely checked and the alarm function was deactivated. This could be crucial with regard to the responsibility of the doctor during the critical intervention. Several negotiation dates were determined for the comprehensive information until the end of January, in which witnesses and experts should testify.