A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed, alleging severe negligence by a renowned medical center and associated physicians. On July 10, 2024, plaintiffs Bernardo Gomez Montenegro and Sandra Duran lodged their complaint in the District Court of Harris County against CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center, Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group, PLLC, Dr. Jonathan Nelson, and Dr. James Baird.
The case revolves around Mr. Gomez's treatment at the defendants' facilities starting March 20, 2023. Admitted for an elective gastrectomy to treat gastric cancer by Dr. Jonathan Nelson at St. Luke’s Baylor Medical Center, Mr. Gomez initially appeared to recover well post-surgery. However, complications soon arose when he began experiencing severe abdominal pain on March 24, which persisted and worsened over the following days. Despite his deteriorating condition marked by acute pain and alarming vital signs such as tachycardia and hypotension, the medical team allegedly failed to take timely action.
By March 26, Mr. Gomez exhibited signs of septic shock and acute kidney injury but was not immediately returned to surgery despite urgent findings from a CT scan indicating enteric contrast leakage near the small bowel anastomosis. Tragically, before he could be operated on again on March 27, Mr. Gomez suffered cardiac arrest necessitating extensive resuscitation efforts.
Plaintiffs assert that these delays and failures in appropriate medical response led to Mr. Gomez suffering multiple life-threatening conditions including septic shock, cardiac arrest, acute hypoxic respiratory failure, peritonitis, kidney failure requiring dialysis, and gangrene in his extremities leading to long-term care needs.
The lawsuit details specific allegations of negligence against each defendant: failing to properly evaluate and monitor Mr. Gomez's condition; not reporting critical symptoms; delaying necessary diagnostic tests like CT scans; and postponing essential surgical interventions despite clear indications of severe complications.
In their plea for justice, plaintiffs seek compensation for extensive physical injuries endured by Mr. Gomez alongside significant emotional distress experienced by both him and his wife Sandra Duran due to his prolonged suffering and diminished quality of life post-treatment.
Represented by attorneys Sean Lyons from Lyons & Lyons P.C., the plaintiffs demand a jury trial seeking damages within the court's jurisdictional limits along with pre-judgment interest and court costs.
Judge presiding over this case is yet to be named under Case ID: 2024-43350 in Court: 127.