The morning of the surgery, the husband had chest X-ray and EKG at the hospital that were ordered by the defendant surgeon. Despite the unsettling results of the EKG and chest x-ray, the husband was put under general anesthesia for his gallbladder surgery after which he was discharged later the same day. He was determined to be in critical condition and was transported via ambulance to another hospital where he was admitted to the ICU and was diagnosed as having suffered an acute myocardial infarction and respiratory failure, as well as worsening of pulmonary edema, congestive heart failure, and bilateral pleural effusions. The plaintiffs subsequently filed their Louisiana medical malpractice case in court against the defendant surgeon, the Louisiana Patient’s
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