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Case comment on Crawford Estate v Aouida, 2025 NBKB 88 (Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick), plaintiff trial win against anesthesiologist who chose spinal anesthesia for septic morbidly obese patient who suffered intraoperative respiratory arrest, hypoxic-ischemic injury, and died six weeks later from the cascade of complications. By Paul Cahill, LSO Certified Specialist in Civil Litigation.

Crawford Estate v Aouida: Anesthetic Choice, Informed Consent, and Hemodynamic Management

New Brunswick court holds anesthesiologist negligent in death of 36-year-old patient with severe obesity and sepsis after spinal anesthesia choice and management.

May 22, 2025

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Crawford Estate v Aouida: Anesthetic Choice, Informed Consent, and Hemodynamic Management

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