Original report: Suit alleges botched anesthesia led to woman’s death
The suit said Parlett went in July 14, 2014, for an MRI to see if she had a leak in a breast implant or if a lump in her breast was cancerous. Due to a history of claustrophobia, Parlett requested anesthesia before she was placed in the MRI machine.
The suit said the defendants “were negligent and deviated from the standard of care including but not limited to, in intubating Mrs. Parlett through her esophagus rather than through her trachea and/or in failing to recognize the esophageal intubation and to correct it immediately.”
The lawsuit said Parlett was reintubated and resuscitated, but that she suffered severe and diffuse anoxic brain damage and remained in a vegetative state in a coma.
The suit individually named two doctors and two nurse anesthetists. In 2015, defense attorney Susan Blasik-Miller said her clients “are very experienced anesthesia providers who are well respected at the hospital” and were “deeply saddened by this unexpected tragic outcome for their patient and her family.”
Staff Writer Mark Gokavi contributed reporting.
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