Posted on 01/11/2022 1:44:56 PM PST by Trillian
The parents of a five-time Jeopardy! champion are suing for medical malpractice after their 24-year-old son died in February following colorectal surgery.
Brayden Smith was considered the 'last great champion' of legendary host Alex Trebek, who died on November 8, 2020, age 80.
Smith taped his final appearances in October 2020, and died of blood clots to his lungs in February 2021, three weeks after surgery to treat his ulcerative colitis.
The Nevada-born contestant's death shocked fans of the show, and on Monday The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that his family were suing two hospitals in their home town of Henderson, Nevada.
Scott and Debbie Smith filed the lawsuit against Dignity Health; the hospital in Henderson, Nevada, where he was operated on - St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena campus; Fidelity Home Health Services; two physicians; and the St. Rose nursing staff.
They said that Smith suffered from ulcerative colitis, and was ill in 2019.
Smith was hospitalized in December 2020 and January 2021.
'He was malnourished, was extremely weak, and was a very ill young man,' the lawsuit states.
'His last days were a nightmare. His death was preordained by the misconduct of doctors and nurses.
'None of this had to be.'
Smith was told that he needed a procedure known as an abdominal colectomy with an end ileostomy, which sees the patient's colon removed.
Afterward, the lawsuit alleges, Dr Godwin Ofikwu ordered 'anticoagulation' drugs to stop dangerous blood clots forming, but there was no specific order for anticoagulants such as heparin.
Smith later succumbed to a condition known as pulmonary emboli, or blood clots on the lungs.
Kevin Beiermeister, a California-based colon and rectal surgeon, was among the experts hired by the Smith family's lawyers to investigate the care.
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The first time I was in the hospital since I'd given birth to my second son in 1971, was in 2010, for emergency surgery due to a perforated bowel. I was in the hospital for 7 days, and for several days following the surgery, I wasn't allowed to get up. They had a catheter in me for most of that time. I had never seen the inflatable leg wraps up to that time. They also gave me the heparin shots in my abdomen every day.
I just watched the video...scary stuff! Remdesiver is a real poison. Thanks for pointing the video out.
RE: Alex..I don’t know if he took the jab or not.
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