Libby Zion

• Previous message: Libby Zion
• Next message: trauma-list Digest, Vol 69, Issue 5
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

from Wiki:
 
<block quote>
Although regulatory and civil proceedings found conflicting evidence about  
Libby's death,_[3]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby_Zion#cite_note-nyt05-2) 
  today her death is widely believed to have been caused by _serotonin 
syndrome_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin_syndrome)   from the _drug 
interaction_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_interaction)   between the 
_phenelzine_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenelzine)  [Nardil (r) ck]  she was taking 
prior to her hospital visit, and the _meperidine_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meperidine)   administered by a _resident  physician_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_physician) ._[4]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby_Zion#cite_note-brody-3)   The lawsuits and regulatory investigations following her 
death, and their  implications for working conditions and supervision of interns 
and residents  were highly publicized in both lay media and medical 
journals._[5]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby_Zion#cite_note-annim91-4) 
</block quote>
 
the intern and resident were eventually cleared of all criminal charges,  and 
only $375K was paid out in malpractice fees, as Ms. Zion was found to have  
contributed to her own death by not letting medical personnel know about her  
poly pharmacy abuse.
 
ck
Charles S. Krin, DO 
 
 
In a message dated 3/3/2009 16:11:09 Central Standard Time,  
rfsmithmd at comcast.net writes:

Yes to  cocaine use though it didn't say if she had used prior to  
admission.  Lack of hands on re-evaluation and not consulting with more  
senior  doc for acute management (unclear from today's article what  
level  the resident was and I forget) obviously a problem. I thought  
the  lack of any surgeons or other "in the trenches" kind of docs on  
the  committee was kind of telling. I would think most of America would   
fit their criteria for dangerous "fatigue". I'd say lol but it's not   
really very funny.

Rob
On Mar 3, 2009, at 4:55 PM,  nappio at aol.com wrote:

> Did they mention her friends confirmed she  was a drug user and that  
> cocaine plyed more a role in her death  then any resident?dn

**************Need a job? Find employment help in your area. 
(http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000005)

• Previous message: Libby Zion
• Next message: trauma-list Digest, Vol 69, Issue 5
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]