ANESTHETIST RECEIVES JAIL SENTENCE AFTER PATIENT LEFT IN VEGETATIVE STATE

Authors
WILLIAMS LS
Citation
Ls. Williams, ANESTHETIST RECEIVES JAIL SENTENCE AFTER PATIENT LEFT IN VEGETATIVE STATE, CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association journal, 153(5), 1995, pp. 619-620
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
08203946
Volume
153
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
619 - 620
Database
ISI
SICI code
0820-3946(1995)153:5<619:ARJSAP>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A former Saskatchewan anesthetist is the first Canadian doctor to be j ailed as a result of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. He recei ved a 6-month jail sentence after a 17-year-old patient was left in a vegetative state after an operation. The anesthetist had left the oper ating room during the procedure and the patient became disconnected fr om his respirator. Dr. Dennis Kendel, registrar of the College of Phys icians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan, says the sentence ''sends a very clear signal to physicians.''