The tragic consequence of a defensive appendectomy. “Neveen Morkos, of Tinley Park, was rushed to Oak Forest Hospital last May, where doctors performed an emergency appendectomy. According to the woman’s attorney, the anesthesiologist at the county-run hospital failed to insert a breathing tube properly, which then deprived Morkos of oxygen for at least 10 minutes.”
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