Legal Opinion
Hensley v. Scokin
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided September 12, 2003No. M2002-00922-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · KirbyHolly M. Kirby, J.
in which W. FRANK CRAWFORD, P.J., W.S., and DAVID R. FARMER, J., joined.
This is a medical battery ease. The patient was scheduled to undergo a hysterectomy. Because of prior medical problems, she told the anesthesiologist that she needed him to use nasal intubation instead of oral intubation to anesthetize her for the surgery. The anesthesiologist told her that he would use the type of intubation that he thought was best for her. Ultimately, when the hysterectomy was performed, the patient was intubated through an oral pathway. The patient sued the anesthesiologist for medical battery.…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Bain v. WellsTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- Carvell v. BottomsTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Warren v. Estate of KirkTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- Church v. PeralesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- Blanchard v. KellumTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
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