Legal Opinion
Nucci v. Proper
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 8, 2001PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wesley, J.
This medical malpractice action focuses on the alleged failure of a surgical anesthesiologist, defendant Gilbert Proper, to monitor plaintiff Joseph Nucci’s condition following surgery at defendant Rochester General Hospital. At some point before Nucci entered the recovery room, he sustained irreversible brain damage due to oxygen deprivation. The parties dispute the course of events following the surgery leading to this tragic result. Plaintiffs contend that Nucci became hypoxic after developing an airway obstruction following extubation, which went unnoticed…
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