News sources are reporting that a medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against the University of Maryland Medical Center by a family who lost a loved one. According to reports, the family lost 51 year old Bryan Harris after a hospital staff member accidentally removed a clamp after Harris' lung transplant surgery. This caused Harris to lose all of his blood and also led to his eventual death. Harris had his lung transplant surgery in June 2008.
In the family's lawsuit, they allege that Harris' wrongful death resulted from a staffer, who subcontracted for the hospital, removing the clamp from Harris' body. The family also accuses the hospital of trying to cover up what happened. They said that at first, the hospital claimed Harris died from natural causes and then the medical examiner later said Harris died of multiple system organ failure. The medical examiner then changed the cause of death again, claiming Harris died from acute blood loss. The fact that the clamp was removed had been noted on the surgeon's paperwork, but no one's name was mentioned.
There are three staffers who may have removed the clamp, one being a subcontractor. Two of the staffers were working during the surgery and one came in later to relieve them. Yet, none of the three were listed as defendants in the lawsuit. Instead, the lawsuit listed the defendant as the University of Maryland Medical Center.
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