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The doctor left by Linz during an operation faces up to three years in prison. The patient (77) died. The Kepler Clinic reacts and shoots the doctor!
This story made headlines throughout Austria. During cardiac surgery, of all things, a doctor at Linz University Hospital is said to have left the operating room to briefly go to his private practice. The patient (77) died a little later. The prosecutor is now investigating the case.
“He is currently being investigated for grossly negligent homicide. The defendant can face up to three years in prison,” confirmed Linz prosecutor’s spokeswoman Ulrike Breitenender. “Today”. An autopsy was also performed on the deceased. The result will only be available in a few weeks, as the tissue samples have yet to be analyzed.
“Inevitable dismissal”
“In the course of internal investigations, which were also carried out over the weekend, suspicions about the violation of the duty to serve increased, making the dismissal inevitable,” said medical director Ferdinand Waldenberger.
Furthermore, according to a KUK statement, about which “Tips” reports: “For the sake of full transparency, we work intensively with the investigating authorities and have already delivered all the necessary documents for a legal evaluation by the public prosecutor. In addition, the external expert commission remains to clarify the circumstances as best as possible. “
Medical director Ferdinand Waldenberger had already massively criticized the doctor over the weekend and described the behavior as unethical and spoke of an unfortunate individual case.
The doctor had called another doctor before leaving to finish the operation. Waldenberger also criticized this process.
The city of Linz also investigated
But the city of Linz also investigated the cause. It becomes a case for the health supervision of the city of Linz. “I will be entrusting supervision at Magistrat Linz to carry out an investigation. In addition to completing the clarification, it is particularly important to me that the correct lessons are drawn for the future. This case has shaken public confidence in the University Clinic of Kepler “, highlights Mayor Klaus Luger (SPÖ).
Particular attention will be paid to examining a possible connection to the doctor’s private office. “It makes sense to transparently disclose the extent to which private practices are operated by general hospital doctors,” Luger said.
