The hospital Moscati of Avellino has agreed to pay compensation of 45 thousand euros to avoid a judicial conviction in relation to a case of unnecessary open-heart surgery on a fifty-year-old man from Naples.
Studio Associati Maior, which represented the patient, confirmed that he received compensation for an unnecessary procedure he underwent at Moscati Hospital in Avellino.
The man, originally from Naples, was transferred to Moscati after a road accident in the city. After being initially admitted to the San Paolo Hospital in Naples, he was then transferred to Moscati in Avellino.
Here, the medical staff confirmed a presumed diagnosis of severe aortic dissection and opted for immediate surgery. However, incomplete tests revealed that the sternotomy was completely unjustified. An expert opinion requested by the Judge demonstrated that the surgery should not have taken place.
Additional diagnostic tests, omitted by Moscati staff, would have revealed that the patient did not have an aortic dissection and therefore should not have been operated on.
Before the Judge's consultants completed their report, the hospital decided to settle the dispute by offering compensation of approximately 45 thousand euros, a figure accepted by the injured patient. Studio Associati Maior, composed of the lawyers Michele Francesco Sorrentino, Pierlorenzo Catalano and Filippo Castaldo, together with the medical examiner Dr. Marcello Lorello, confirmed the agreement.
Article published on 12 April 2024 - 13:16
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