Legal Case Study: Dr. Eduardo Aquino vs. Heirs of Raymunda Calayag

Medical Professionals and Their Actions

• Dr. Libarnes administered a high spinal anesthesia to Raymunda when only a low or mid-spinal anesthesia should have been given.
• Dr. Unite performed the delivery of Raymunda's baby and stitched the surgical wound, but the wound became infected after she was stitched.
• Dr. Aquino performed a procedure on Raymunda during her labor.

Diagnosis and Condition

• Raymunda's condition was described as a vegetative state by the neurologist.
• Dr. Libarnes diagnosed Raymunda's vegetative state at Medical Center Manila.
• Dr. Libarnes attributed Raymunda's vegetative state to the administration of high spinal anesthesia.

Communication and Liability

• Dr. Unite told Rodrigo that Raymunda's condition was stable when he asked about her condition.
• Dr. Unite admitted that the administration of anesthesia was the proximate cause of Raymunda's brain injury.
• Dr. Unite could not exempt herself from liability in Raymunda's case because she was the one who performed the delivery.
• Rodrigo filed a complaint for damages against Dr. Unite.

Other Events

• A doctor found that Raymunda suffered a cardiac comatose state.
• Raymunda suffered a brain injury due to cardio-respiratory arrest during the operation.
• The baby delivered by Dr. Unite was in a poor condition.
• Dr. Reyes advised Sps. Calayag to have a caesarean section at the Sacred Heart Hospital.
• Dr. Reyes advised Rodrigo to take Raymunda home.
• Dr. Libarnes criticized the doctors who operated on Raymunda for not properly monitoring her during the operation.
• Dr. Reyes was not found liable under the doctrine of ostensible agency or doctrine of apparent authority.

Explore the legal case study involving Dr. Eduardo Aquino and the heirs of Raymunda Calayag, detailing a situation during childbirth and medical care. Understand the implications and legal aspects of the case.