Florida doctor indicted and accused of removing patient's liver instead of spleen in fatal surgery.

[Cattledog]

Not the first time for this quack.

Prosecutors allege that on Aug. 21, 2024, during what was scheduled to be a laparoscopic splenectomy, Shaknovsky accidentally removed the victim's liver instead of his spleen. The move resulted in "catastrophic blood loss and the patient’s death on the operating table," a press release said.

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Aren't there surgical "teams" when operations take place?

Sort of like having a co-pilot on a flight?

You'd have guessed that the surgical assistant, or even a surgical nurse, would have could caught it on the screen that the surgeon was removing the wrong organ.

[FarPoint]

4. Sure....they saw what was happening....

It is there job to know and anticipate surgical tools, etc....they log in blood loss, monitor vitals ....yea...so it is interesting why they just complied....I'd like to know their excuse...

[hlthe2b]

5. Yes... It would have been incredibly obvious with an open laparotomy but laparoscopically,

a bit less so, until the bleeding starts and becomes overwhelming (not every one in the OR the same clear view of the laparoscope nor is well versed in what it looks like, especially if the organs in the abdomen are somewhat obscured. The anesthesiologist should have had an early warning with blood pressure drops signaling obvious blood loss.

On rare occasions a person's organs can be anatomically reversed so that they are on the opposite sides of the body or at least not in the usual location (situs inversus) which would be the only even remote explanation for the mistake (still grotesque negligence/malpractice not to have seen that on scans), but that does not appear to be the case here--especially when the arteries were not in the expected location.

Still, not all surgeons are equally adept at laparoscopic surgery. Obviously. One has the right to demand to know the level of experience in past procedures but most patients/families are intimidated from doing so.

Very disturbing.

[Irish_Dem]

6. In another surgery he removed the pancreas instead of the adrenal gland.

Sounds like he slept through anatomy class.

[Captain Zero]

2. His name sounds Russian.

What's his background?