G. R.No.167366:Sept emb mber26,2012 DR.PEDRO DENNI SCERENO,andDR.SANTOSZAFE,Pet i t i one r s ,v .COURTOF OF APPEALS,SPOUSESDI OGENESS.OLAVEREandFER.SERRANO, Respondent s. PEREZ,J. : FACTS: Ata bo ut9 : 1 5i nt h ee v en i n go f1 6Se pt e mb mb er1 99 5,Ra y mo mo ndS.Ol a v e r e ( Ra ymond) ,av i c t i m ofas t abbi ngi nc i dent ,wasr us hedt ot heBi c ol Regi onal Medi c al Ce nt e r( BRMC) .Dr .Re al u y o,t h ee me me r g en c yr o om r e s i d en tp hy s i c i a n,r e c omme nd ed t hatRa y mo mo nds ho ul du nd er gobl o odt r ans f us i o n. At10: 30P . M. ,Ra ymondwasbr oughti ns i det heoper at i ngr oom.Dur i ngt hatt i me,t he hos pi t al s ur geons ,Dr s .Zaf eandCer eno,wer ebus yoper at i ngonguns ho tv i c t i m Char l esM Ma al ul uy on.As s i s t i ngt hem i nt hes ai doper at i onwasDr .Ros al i naT at ad( Dr . T at ad) ,whowast heonl ys eni oranes t hes i ol ogi s tondut yatBRMCt hatni ght .J us t bef or et heoper at i ononMa Mal ul uy onwasfi ni s hed,ano t heremer genc yc as ei nv ol v i ng Li l i aAgui l a,awomanwhowasgi v i ngbi r t ht ot r i pl et s ,wasbr oughtt ot heoper at i ng r oom. Dr s .Za f ea ndCe r e no ,i nt h eme an t i me ,p r o c ee de dt oe xa m mi i n eRa y mo mo nda ndt h e y f oundt hatt hel at t er sbl oodpr es s ur ewasnor mal and" not hi ngi nhi m wass i gni fi c ant . " Ther ebei ngnoot hera v ai l abl eanes t hes i ol ogi s tt oas s i s tt hem,Dr s .Zaf eandCer eno de c i dedt odef ert heoper at i ononRa y mo mond . At11: 15P . M. ,t her el at i v esofRa ymondbr oughtt hebagofbl oodt obeus edf or bl oodt r ans f us i on.Dr s .Cer enoandZaf ei mmedi at el yst ar t edt hei roper at i onon Raymo mondatar ound12: 15A. M.of17Sept emb mber1995.Uponopeni ngofRaymonds t hor ac i ccav i t y ,t heyf oundt hat3, 200c cofbl oodwasst oc k edt her ei n.Dr .Cer enodi d noti mmedi at el yt r ans f us et hebl oods i nc et hebl eeder shadt obec ont r ol l edfi r s t . Bl o odwa sfi nal l yt r an sf u se donRa y mo mon dat1 : 40A. M.Ho we v er ,dur i ngt he op er a t i on ,Ra y mo monddi e ddu et omas s i v el o ssofb l oo d. Cl ai mi ngt hatt her ewasnegl i genc eont hepar toft hos ewhoat t endedt ot hei rs on, t hep ar e nt sofRa y mo mon d( h er e i nr es po nden t s )fi l e dac ompl ai ntf o rd amag esag ai ns t Dr s .Za f ea ndCe r e no .Th eRT Cf o un dDr s .Za f ea ndCe r e non eg l i g en tf o rn ot
i mmedi at el yconduct i ngsur ger yonRaymond.Onappeal ,t heCAaffir medRTCs fi nd i n gs . I SSUE:Whe t herornotDr s .Zaf eandCer enoar egui l t yofgr os snegl i genc ei nt he per f or manc eoft hei rdut i es ? HELD:Thepet i t i oni sgr ant ed. CI VI LL AW:me di c a ln eg l i g en c e Thet y peofl a ws ui twhi c hhasbeenc al l edmedi c al mal pr ac t i c eor ,mor e appr opr i at el y ,medi c al negl i genc e,i st hatt y peofc l ai m whi c hav i c t i m hasav ai l abl et o hi mo rh ert or edr es sawr o ngc ommi t t e db yamed i c al p r o f es s i o na lwhi c hha s c aus edbodi l yhar m.I nor dert os uc c es s f ul l ypur s ues uc hac l ai m,apat i entmus t pr ov et hataheal t hc ar epr ov i der ,i nmos tc as esaphy si c i an,ei t herf ai l edt odo s ome t hi ngwhi c har eas onabl ypr udentheal t hcar epr o vi derwoul dha v edone,ort hat heors hedi dsome t hi ngt hatar eas onabl ypr udentpr o vi derwoul dno tha v edone; andt hatt hef ai l ur eorac t i onc aus edi nj ur yt ot hepat i ent . Gi v ent hatDr .T at adwasal r eadyengagedi nanot herur gentoper at i onandt hat Ra y mo mo ndwa sno ts h owi n ga nys y mp mp t o mo fs u ffe r i n gf r o m ma j o rb l o odl o s sr e qu i r i n g ani mmedi at eoper at i on,Wefi ndi tr eas onabl et hatpet i t i oner sdec i dedt owai tf orDr . T at adt ofi ni s hhers ur ger yandnott oc al l t hes t andbyanes t hes i ol ogi s tany mo mor e. Ther ei s ,af t eral l ,noev i denc et hats howst hatapr udents ur geonf ac edwi t hs i mi l ar c i r c ums t an ceswoul dd ec i deo t her wi s e. I nmedi c al negl i genc ec as es ,i ti sset t l edt hatt hec ompl ai nanthast hebur denof es t abl i s hi ngbr eac hofdut yont hepar toft hedoc t or sors ur geons .I tmus tbepr o v en t hats uc hbr eac hofdut yhasac aus al c onnec t i ont ot her es ul t i ngdeat hoft hepat i ent . Uponopeni ngofhi st hor ac i ccav i t y ,i twasdi s c ov er edt hatt her ewasgr os sbl eedi ng i ns i det hebody .Thus ,t heneedf orpet i t i oner st oc ont r ol fi r s twhatwascaus i ngt he bl eedi ng. Pet i t i oni sGRANTED.TheCAi sREVERSEDandSETASI DE.
