25-year-old California man dies after complications during wisdom teeth surgery
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A 25-year-old California man died after suffering complications from a dental procedure, Fox5SanDiego.com reported.
Marek Lapinski, of San Diego, died after he underwent a procedure to extract two wisdom teeth.
An ambulance report shows Lapinski began to cough during surgery.
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Lapinski's family told Fox5SanDiego.com that he was given Propofol and went into cardiac arrest.
Lapinski was taken to the hospital, where he died. A piece of gauze was found in Marek's airway, Fox5SanDiego.com reported.
Lapinski's sister Natalie, a nurse, told Fox5SanDiego.com that after examining her brother's medical records, she found out that he was given at least six sedatives by the surgeon.
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“In talking to the nurse at the hospital, from what they told me, he was given way too much anesthesia,” she said.
The family plans to take legal action.