A Bakersfield, Calif.-based gastroenterologist has been placed on five years of probation for mistakenly administering treatment intended for another patient to a 67-year-old COVID-19 patient, resulting in the patient’s death, Fox 8 News reported April 17.
What happened?
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- In September 2020, during a peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rajeev Manu, MD, ordered a PEG tube placement and EGD for a patient who was not supposed to receive the procedures. The patient, suffering from severe COVID-19 pneumonia, went into hemorrhagic shock and later died of multiple organ failure.
- Dr. Manu’s attorney attributed the error to pandemic-related resource shortages and systemic issues, not solely individual negligence.
- The Medical Board of California cited Dr. Manu…