Claims Over Unsterilized Surgical Equipment Revived By Ohio Appeals Court

(January 29, 2019, 12:47 PM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio appeals court on Jan. 8 reinstated a couple’s claims against a hospital that performed blood draws on the wife for six months after informing her that equipment used to perform her surgery had not been sterilized.  The fact that no infection or disease was detected was irrelevant to the claims, it pointed out (Rhonda Lukie, et al. v. Doctor’s Hospital, et al., No. 17AP-634, Ohio App., 10th Dist., 2019 Ohio App. LEXIS 21)....

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