Oberlin v. Akron General Medical Center

Supreme Court of Ohio · Decided 2001-03-28

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Pfeifer, J. In December 1994, appellee Gregory Hill, D.O., performed a thumb joint fusion and bone graft procedure on appellant Robert C. Oberlin at Akron General Medical Center. In surgery, Hill used a pneumatic tourniquet with the assistance of a nurse. Hill dictated the tourniquet use, including its inflation pressure and the duration of the inflation. At Hill’s direction, the tourniquet remained inflated for two hours and twe…

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