BackmarkerLife t1_jdfkc75 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:54 AM

Is this the surgeon that was running multiple surgeries at the same time?

Live_Yourdreams t1_jdflsav wrote on March 24, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Yep, that's him.

Der_Missionar t1_jdhxnqj wrote on March 24, 2023 at 2:56 PM

"Prosecutors cited two instances in which they said people lost limbs because of Luketich’s actions."

Aggravating_Foot_528 OP t1_jdtdaea wrote on March 27, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Well, they still had 3 others.

Advanced_Fun_1851 t1_jdicbb0 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 4:30 PM

That's fairly common practice, the issue was moreso the people left in the room were not the usual qualified people to do so and also the amount of time spent outside of the OR resulting in longer anaesthesia thus higher risk to patients etc. UPMC patients sign an agreement which contains acknowledgment that the surgeon may/will perform other surgeries during theirs. The legality surrounding this agreement and the specific length of time etc was a main point of contention in this case and one of the factors that kept this case from going class action