They should be declared guilty of negligent homicide, by omission, the prosecutor of the Thessaloniki Tripartite Plenary Court asked for the two doctors accused of the death of a 24-year-old from Keramoti, Kavala, who died in May 2017, a few days after he had undergone a surgical operation to place a gastric ring, because he was overweight.
The prosecutor, in her motion, cited negligence in the performance of their medical duties and therefore called for their conviction. The proceedings continue with the speeches of the lawyers for the prosecution and the defence, after which the Court's verdict will be announced.
The doctor who inserted the gastric ring in a private clinic in Thessaloniki and a colleague of his from the hospital in Kavala, where the victim was hospitalised after the complications that arose in his health, sit in the dock of the Plenary Court.
For the former, the prosecutor, among other things, said that he did not inform about the possible complications of the surgery, showing negligence and negligence during the post-operative stage, when the health condition of the unfortunate 24-year-old deteriorated.
As for the second, the prosecutor said she insisted on the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, even though there was evidence of peritonitis from the patient's clinical picture and laboratory findings.
It is recalled that his death, according to a forensic conclusion, was caused by "polyorganic insufficiency on the ground of peritonitis."
In their apologies, both defendants pleaded not guilty, denying the accusation of manslaughter by negligence. More specifically, the doctor who inserted the gastric ring pointed out that he had carried out all the appropriate medical procedures, stressing that he had explained to the victim the pros and cons of this particular operation, and informed him of the possible complications. "I never mentioned that this was a routine operation. Complications do happen and we take all precautions. We try to anticipate them but unfortunately we cannot always avoid them," he said.
On the other hand, his co-accused described in detail the history of this particular incident, claiming that the opinion he formed was "to operate on the patient thinking that I should search". He attributed the fact that the incident was not ultimately treated surgically at the Kavala hospital, but at a clinic in Thessaloniki, where the patient was subsequently transferred, to a decision made by the director's supervisor. "The coordinating director insisted that the surgery not be performed at the hospital [...] I couldn't do anything more [...] I don't know if he would have lived if the surgery had been performed in Kavala," he said."
Source: Cyprus Times
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