The parents of a 13-year-old Oregon girl have filed a $17 million lawsuit against Oregon Health & Science University, contending that their daughter’s heart wouldn’t restart after surgical staff at the Portland hospital mistakenly installed a heart valve upside down.
Steven and Lori Stokes say their daughter endured a harrowing 18 days hooked up to heart-pumping and blood-oxygenation machines before doctors in Seattle discovered the error.
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