Update on Joan Rivers' death discovers multiple mistakes allegedly committed by the clinic during the comedian's medical procedure.
A recent report claims that there were actually several serious errors that were committed when the 81 year-old actress decided to undergo her supposed routine endoscopy. The faults before, during and after the entire procedure reportedly contributed a lot to the actress' death on September 4. It can be recalled that the comedian made an appointment with the Manhattan's Yorkville Endoscopy clinic; however, things during the procedure reportedly went wrong.
On August 28, while the actress is lying on her operating table, her health status reportedly declined when her vital signs begin to deteriorate. She was then rushed by the paramedics to New York's Mount Sinai Hospital where she spent a week in critical condition until the day she died. The latest update about Joan Rivers' case lists numerous details that the clinic reportedly did not consider.
According to CNN, the recent report which was released on Monday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) details several serious matters that the clinic failed to do while providing the said procedure to their patient. Included in the list is the clinic's failure to monitor the declining vital signs and providing the necessary immediate intervention to the actress.
It was also stated in the report that an informed consent which is very vital before the procedure was not obtained while there are also discrepancies in the documentation in the usage of the sedative drug, Propofol. Another update also raises many eyebrows after it was known that the cellphone policy was broken after Joan Rivers and the surgeon were allegedly photographed during the procedure.
Melissa Rivers, Joan's daughter is reportedly outraged over the update saying that her mother was mismanaged. With the numerous errors discovered, Yorkville clinic said that they are cooperating with the investigation and remains open and active.
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