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Gwangju District Court: “Chonnam National University Hospital medical staff was negligent… “Payment of 200 million won” ruling
A view of the Gwangju District Court Annex./News 1 DB The university hospital in charge of the surgery and treatment must pay 70% of damages for a woman in her 20s who was left in a vegetative state after failing to control the side effect of heparin reactivation after undergoing heart surgery. A court ruling was issued saying that
The 11th Civil Affairs Division of the Gwangju District Court (Presiding Judge Sang-ho Yoo) announced on the 21st that it had ruled in favor of the plaintiff in the lawsuit for damages filed by a female patient in her 20s, A, and two of her family members, against Chonnam National University Hospital.
The court said, “The medical staff’s medical negligence and violation of their obligation to explain are acknowledged. “The liability ratio of the medical staff is limited to 70%,” he said, and ordered the plaintiff to pay 200 million won.
Mr. A suffered extensive brain damage after undergoing heart surgery at Chonnam National University Hospital in July 2019 and became unconscious.
Mr. A, who underwent surgery to close an atrial septal defect, went into cardiac arrest after the surgery. Although the medical staff restored his heartbeat after about 10 minutes, he suffered brain damage.
The plaintiff claimed damages due to medical negligence, and the defendant claimed that all appropriate medical measures were taken.
The court said, “Based on the findings of the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Board and the Korean Medical Association, Mr. A was showing symptoms suspected of bleeding due to heparin reactivation. “It is acknowledged that the plaintiff suffered adverse consequences due to the negligence of the medical staff who did not take appropriate tests or measures,” the ruling ruled.
The court said, “A considerable amount of heparin (anticoagulant) was administered during the surgery. “The fact that bleeding may occur as a side effect is a risk that can be fully expected even at the level of clinical medicine,” he said. “It is reasonable to say that the medical staff had a duty to closely observe whether bleeding was occurring in the plaintiff and take appropriate measures.” He added further.
Regarding the violation of the obligation to explain to the plaintiff’s family, he explained, “Heparin reactivation is not a side effect that occurs frequently, but it is difficult to say that the hospital medical staff is exempt from the obligation to explain simply because the possibility of a side effect occurring is rare.”
(Gwangju = News 1)
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