Cregan v. Sachs
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Nardelli, J.P
The threshold issue is the extent of an anesthesiologist’s postoperative duties to his patient after a procedure which took place in a doctor’s office, but required the patient to remain in the office overnight.
Plaintiffs decedent, Kay Cregan, died on March 17, 2005, at the age of 42, from complications resulting from plastic surgery performed by defendant Michael E. Sachs in his office in New York. Defendant Dr. Madhavarao Subbaro provided anesthesiologic services for the surgery.
The decedent, who lived in Ireland, had contacted Dr. Sachs after hearing…
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