A 25-year-old went in for outpatient knee procedure in a Weston surgical center. By the end of the day, he’d suffered severe brain damage. He died 80 days later.
A Florida Department of Health administrative complaint says the surgery’s anesthesiologist, Dr. Sergio Pinto-Torres, fell short of the standard of care.
“[Pinto-Torres] fell below the minimum standard of care in his treatment of Patient LV by not maintaining his blood pressure within normal limits throughout his surgery on Feb. 13, 2020,” the complaint said, “and/or failing to maintain a secure airway to ensure proper oxygen saturation to the body.”…