“Operating Room Left Unattended by Both Anesthesiologist and Surgeon”… Patient Who Walked In Now Unconscious

YTN Reports on Orthopedic Surgery Anesthesia Incident
Cardiac Arrest Occurs While Both Anesthesiologist and Surgeon Are Absent
Family Claims “Violation of Duty”

A woman in her 40s who underwent elbow surgery fell into cardiac arrest and lost consciousness while both the anesthesiologist and the operating surgeon were absent from the operating room.

On April 27, YTN reported on an incident that occurred in January this year at a hospital in Gangnam, Seoul, where a woman in her 40s, who had undergone elbow…