A surgeon in Florida was formally charged after, according to authorities, remove the wrong organ during an operationwhich would have caused the death of a patient on the operating room table.
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The doctor Thomas Shaknovsky faces a charge of manslaughter in the second degree after the death of William Bryan70 years old, occurred on August 21, 2024 during surgery in Walton County, Florida.
According to the county Sheriff’s Office, the patient suffered “catastrophic blood loss” during the procedure.
According to ‘PEOPLE’ magazine, cited in previous reports on the case, the procedure It was scheduled as a laparoscopic splenectomy, that is, the removal of the spleen.
However, authorities point out that the doctor would have removed the liver instead, which led to massive hemorrhage that caused the patient’s death in the operating room.
The indictment was returned Monday, April 13, by a Walton County grand jury.after a joint investigation between the Sheriff’s Office, the First Judicial Circuit Prosecutor’s Office and other state and medical entities.
In an official statement, the authorities indicated that they found sufficient grounds to consider that the actions carried out during the surgery constitute a crime according to the legislation of Florida.
William Bryan had gone to the hospital on August 18, 2024 due to severe abdominal pain while visiting Florida with his wife, Beverly Bryan, from Alabama.
Later, she stated that her husband’s death was a consequence direct from the procedure carried out by Shaknovsky.
Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson stated that authorities are committed to due process.
“Our duty is to follow the facts wherever they lead, without fear or favor“, he noted in the official statement, in which he also expressed condolences to the victim’s family.
Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital, where the incident occurred, previously told ‘PEOPLE’ that it is conducting an internal investigation.
In his statement, The institution assured that patient safety is its priority and that he will not comment on specific cases due to confidentiality and ongoing legal processes.
Shaknovsky was arrested in Miramar Beach and later transferred to the Walton County Jail, where he will face the corresponding judicial process.
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