Guest guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 I saw this online tonight locally... this is a few hours from my home. this is pretty sad yet another young life lost unsuspectingly to breast surgery - in a doc's office - not a hospital by the way. Just the way mine were done. I feel bad for her family and the lies I am sure they were told and will continue to be told. So sad - I will pray for them for sure Shari ****************************************************************** ********************************************************************* * Florida Teen Dies After Breast Surgery CBS/AP -03-26 17:46:26 Health News BOCA RATON, Fla. (March 26) - A South Florida teenager who was captain of her high school cheerleading squad and had plans to become a doctor died after corrective breast surgery, a family attorney said Tuesday. Palm Beach Post/ZUMA Press Operation Gone Wrong1 of 4 A Florida teenager who was the captain of her high school cheerleading squad died Saturday after having corrective breast surgery. K, 18, died Saturday, about 24 hours after her surgery. She was rushed to Delray Medical Center about two hours into the procedure to correct asymmetrical breasts and inverted areola, family attorney o Stanziale said. She went to her doctor's outpatient office, not a hospital for the procedure, reports CBS News' The Early Show. Both her plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist were board certified. --At 8:05 a.m. on Friday went into surgery. --At 9:15 a.m., the operating room nurse said everything is fine. --At 9:45 a.m., the doctor said that there is a problem and that paramedics are on their way. --At around 11:30 a.m., at the Delray Medical Center, the doctor tells family that they believe suffered from malignant hyperthermia and is placed in intensive care. Lukash said doctors can use Dantrolene - which is " the ultimate and end all treatment " for this malignant hyperthermia - but that it must be started immediately once symptoms occur. " This was something that was believed to be a routine procedure, " said Stanziale, who added that it was too early to determine if any legal action would be taken. " There was never any indication that she was not going to walk out of that surgical suite. It's obviously devastating. " A message left after-hours at the clinic where Kuleba's surgery was performed was not immediately returned and a telephone listing for the Kuleba family was unavailable. Grieving friends turned Kuleba's parking space at a Boca Raton high school into a makeshift memorial with flowers, candles and a teddy bear. Friends called Kuleba " Sunshine " because of her blonde hair and smile. " I have chills right now just thinking about it, " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 I saw this online tonight locally... this is a few hours from my home. this is pretty sad yet another young life lost unsuspectingly to breast surgery - in a doc's office - not a hospital by the way. Just the way mine were done. I feel bad for her family and the lies I am sure they were told and will continue to be told. So sad - I will pray for them for sure Shari ****************************************************************** ********************************************************************* * Florida Teen Dies After Breast Surgery CBS/AP -03-26 17:46:26 Health News BOCA RATON, Fla. (March 26) - A South Florida teenager who was captain of her high school cheerleading squad and had plans to become a doctor died after corrective breast surgery, a family attorney said Tuesday. Palm Beach Post/ZUMA Press Operation Gone Wrong1 of 4 A Florida teenager who was the captain of her high school cheerleading squad died Saturday after having corrective breast surgery. K, 18, died Saturday, about 24 hours after her surgery. She was rushed to Delray Medical Center about two hours into the procedure to correct asymmetrical breasts and inverted areola, family attorney o Stanziale said. She went to her doctor's outpatient office, not a hospital for the procedure, reports CBS News' The Early Show. Both her plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist were board certified. --At 8:05 a.m. on Friday went into surgery. --At 9:15 a.m., the operating room nurse said everything is fine. --At 9:45 a.m., the doctor said that there is a problem and that paramedics are on their way. --At around 11:30 a.m., at the Delray Medical Center, the doctor tells family that they believe suffered from malignant hyperthermia and is placed in intensive care. Lukash said doctors can use Dantrolene - which is " the ultimate and end all treatment " for this malignant hyperthermia - but that it must be started immediately once symptoms occur. " This was something that was believed to be a routine procedure, " said Stanziale, who added that it was too early to determine if any legal action would be taken. " There was never any indication that she was not going to walk out of that surgical suite. It's obviously devastating. " A message left after-hours at the clinic where Kuleba's surgery was performed was not immediately returned and a telephone listing for the Kuleba family was unavailable. Grieving friends turned Kuleba's parking space at a Boca Raton high school into a makeshift memorial with flowers, candles and a teddy bear. Friends called Kuleba " Sunshine " because of her blonde hair and smile. " I have chills right now just thinking about it, " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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