Legal Opinion
Truhitte v. French Hospital
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 29, 1982No. Civ. 4626PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HANSON (P. D.), J.
This is an action for medical malpractice for failure to remove a large surgical sponge from plaintiff and respondent Dorothy Mary Truhitte’s abdomen during a hysterectomy. The sponge or “GYN tape” remained undiscovered for more than two years, causing serious complications; it was removed in a second surgery. Plaintiff then suffered a total bowel obstruction requiring a third operation.
On June 7, 1977, plaintiffs Mr. and Mrs. Truhitte filed a complaint for damages. Mrs. Truhitte alleged that the hospital and the doctor, directly and through their agents, negligently…
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