Estrada v. Burnham

MEYER, Justice.

Complications arising from surgery to repair a bullet wound in plaintiffs leg resulted in his undergoing a lengthy embolectomy at North Carolina Memorial Hospital. The operation lasted from 6:00 p.m. on 18 June 1979 until 10:00 a.m. the next morning and was performed by John R. Miles, M.D., a Fellow in the Vascular Surgery Department. During the operation, Dr. Miles telephoned defendant, the attending physician, for assistance and consultation. On at least one occasion, defendant came to the operating room, but did not perform any surgery. The operation was unsuccessful in…