HAMILTON COUNTY, Ohio — Injury law firm Elk & Elk announced a $2.15 million settlement in a medical malpractice case against a Hamilton County doctor.
According to the firm, On March 8, 2018, at age 77, Mr. Wayne Furr Sr. had an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with a biopsy performed by Dr. Hess of Cincinnati. Furr was reportedly under conscious sedation without intubation and aspirated during the procedure. As a result, Mr. Furr’s oxygen saturation dropped, and he developed shortness of breath and a cough. EMS then transported him to Mercy Hospital in respiratory distress. There, he was diagnosed with acute respiratory failure and hypoxia as a result of multi-focal pneumonia related to the aspiration that occurred during the EGD.
Wayne Furr Sr. died because of aspiration during his EGD resulting in pneumonia.
Phil Kuri for the law firm said in a statement, “After a 5-year fight, we are pleased to get justice for a family who lost a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.”
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