We don’t know who is responsible until all of the facts are released. In fact, this might be one of those terrible tragedies in which nobody is responsible.
This is not a low risk surgery. Her tonsils and adenoids were removed, and her uvula was reduced or removed as well. Basically the docs made her airway larger to help alleviate sleep apnea, a condition that could have been cured with weight loss. Her obesity added to the risk.
Yes, and as I pointed out on other threads, the surgery she had (known as UPPP) has a high risk of complications but a mortality rate of only 0.2%.
Her obesity added to the risk.
If that is the case, then the surgeon should not have performed the surgery. Any way we look at it, the hospital will be held responsible.
BTW, there was another case at the same hospital that involved a younger girl undergoing only a tonsillectomy and ending up in a similar state, except that she has some brain activity. In that case, the hospital settled with the family.