A routine anterior cruciate ligament repair at a Weston outpatient surgical center on Feb. 13, 2020, ended in tragedy for a 25-year-old man, leaving him with catastrophic brain injury and, ultimately, death on May 3, 2020. According to family members and a state administrative complaint, the patient never regained consciousness after the procedure and was transferred to Cleveland Clinic with a breathing device in place. The complaint alleges that prolonged periods of very low blood pressure and low oxygen during the operation caused diffuse hypoxic-ischemic injury to his brain.
What the complaint says
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