Legal Opinion
Laws v. St. Luke's Hospital
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 2007No. WD 66564PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS H. NEWTON, Presiding Judge.
Factual and Procedural Background
Because Ms. Pamla G. Laws was obese and had suffered from severe sleep apnea, she had gastric bypass surgery (“bariatric surgery”) to help her lose weight. Dr. Thomas Helling performed the surgery, and afterwards Ms. Laws was taken to a post-anesthesia recovery room. An order on Ms. Laws’s chart stated, “Elect not to exhíbate 1 at surgeon’s request.” In a preoperative consultation with Dr. Helling, Ms. Laws testified that since she had a history of sleep apnea, obesity, and the use of drugs after surgery, Dr. Helling assured…
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