Maria Lugo Querales.Photo:Facebook; Gofundme
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A Miami woman has been left with severe brain damage after a botched dental surgery in Texas left her hospitalized after an alleged fentanyl overdose.
Querales’ husband Luis Espana filed a civil medical malpractice complaint against the dental practice Nunnally, Freeman and Owens, located in Marble Falls, Texas. He is also suing the doctors involved in the surgery, Dr. Lane Freeman and Dr. Stuart Nunnally, on allegations of negligence, according to multiple reports.
Dr. Jerry Teague, the dentist who administered 400 micrograms of fentanyl to Querales, died from cancer two weeks after the incident with Querales. He was distraught and was allegedly dealing with “cognitive issues” at the time, his wife reportedly told police, according to theSan Antonio Express News.
In aGoFundMepost, Espana says that after Querales was administered fentanyl, “my wife’s vital signs began to drop, and she suddenly went into respiratory arrest, which led her to suffer brain damage, and thus a coma.”
“We are in great need,” the husband says now.
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The night before the surgery, Teague’s wife reported him missing after he went on an evening walk and never returned, theExpress Newsreports. After he did, he told police he was dehydrated and disoriented, and refused medical attention. The next morning, Teague’s wife told police she drove him to work, according to the outlet.
At work, Teague reportedly never told his coworkers about how he went missing the night before, theExpress Newsreported. He went on to administer an “excessive” amount of fentanyl to Querales, her husband alleges in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit also alleges that Teague did not properly intubate Querales, leading to breathing problems that required the dentists to call off the surgery and call paramedics to rush her to the hospital.
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The doctors “told the audience that ‘cavitations’ are wounds in the mouth where teeth have been pulled, such as wisdom teeth, where toxicity can rival that of a gangrenous wound,” Espana alleges in his most recent court filing, according to the newspaper.
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Espana alleges that the dental office then didn’t properly explain the risks of the surgery to his wife beforehand, though the dental office claims it did and that Querales had “consented to the recommended care,” according toThe New York Post, which alsoreportedon the lawsuit this week.
source: people.com
