HOUSTON — Houston Methodist Hospital is facing a claim it strapped a patient too tightly to an operating table which caused nerve damage.
Jason Robinson filed a complaint Oct. 4 in Harris County District Court against Methodist Health Centers doing business as Houston Methodist Hospital and Ronald Sparrow, R.N., alleging negligence.
Robinson, who was 31 years old at the time, underwent cardiac ablation at Houston Methodist on June 26, 2020, according to his complaint. He claims that while under anesthesia, he was secured to a table with a safety strap around his leg and when he woke up, he suffered numbness and mobility issues to his lower extremity.
Robinson alleges that the restraints compressed on his femoral nerve and caused "compressive neuropathy" and that the strap was too tight and too restrictive around his leg which caused nerve injury.
He further alleges the defendants failed to properly place the restraint strap on his leg to the procedure table and were negligent for failing to check the tension of the strap used during the procedure.
Robinson seeks monetary relief of more than $1 million, interest and all other just relief. He is represented by Brant Stogner and Imrana Manzanares of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner in Houston.
Harris County District Court case number 2021-64360