Thomas Shaknovsky botched the surgery of William Bryan, 70, who died on the operating table
According to Shaknovksy’s deposition, after removing Bryan’s liver, the surgeon instructed a nurse to label the organ as a “spleen” – and he also identified it as a spleen in Bryan’s postoperative notes. Shaknovsky later said he had been “mentally compromised” at the time of Bryan’s death, explaining that he was “devastated, demoralized, crying over his passing, felt that I failed him”.
Retaliation is very real in the medical system.
I gave family in the medical industry. They frequently share how hospitals protect expensive doctors/specialists.
Yeah I did technical support for a hospital and everyone was terrified of pissing doctors off because you absolutely would be sided against if they complained about you. I can’t imagine how much worse that situation is for the nurses that had to work with them every day.