South Carolina has paid $1 million to the estate of a man who died just days after doctors discovered a surgical blade had been left inside his body during an operation.
On June 15, 2022, Jeffrey Fulcher underwent what was intended to be a “minimally invasive” procedure to remove part of his esophagus following a diagnosis of localized carcinoma in its lower section, according to Cleveland 19 News and WCSC.
During the surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), a Thompson retractor blade reportedly “fell into or was placed inside Fulcher’s abdominal cavity,” according to documents cited in a lawsuit…