A Miami woman was given a large dose of fentanyl during an unnecessary dental procedure in Texas, resulting in brain damage and requiring 24-hour care, according to a lawsuit.
Maria Lugo Quelares nearly died after being given anesthesia by Dr. Jerry Teague during a dental procedure on May 10, 2022 in Marble Falls, Texas. Lugo's husband, Luis España, has accused Teague of administering an excessive amount of anesthetic without first intubating her. new york post report.
The civil suit also names other dentists involved in the surgery. Dr. Lane Freeman and Dr. Stuart Nunnally and their dental practice, Nunnally, Freeman and Owens.
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Maria Lugo Quelares suffered brain damage after being given a large dose of fentanyl at a Texas dental clinic, the lawsuit says. (Facebook)
According to the complaint, Lugo originally went to a Florida dentist's office to have a “root canal-treated tooth extracted for suspected 'cavitation' and asymptomatic symptoms.” She was treated with 400 grams of fentanyl, the sedative midazolam and the anesthetic lidocaine, the San Antonio Express-News reported, citing a police report.
Teague, who worked as an anesthesiologist at a Texas clinic, administered the drug to Lugo the day after she went missing and did not return after an evening walk, the Post reported. . His wife said he had recently been diagnosed with cancer and had less than a year to live, according to the complaint.
Teague went to work the next day.
Lugo was the only patient that day, and neither Teague nor the other dentists obtained her informed consent for anesthesia, according to the complaint. Teague failed to intubate Lugo and overdosed on her anesthetic, according to her court filing.
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Lugo, a Miami native, traveled to Texas for elective dental surgery. (Facebook)
Lugo's scheduled dental surgery was canceled as paramedics took him to St. David's Medical Center in Austin. Teague died of cancer two weeks later. He was 70 years old.
He was suspended in 2016 after testing positive for fentanyl and midazolam in a hair follicle test and subsequently banned from practicing medicine for three years by the state Board of Dental Examiners. His suspension ended in 2019, and he was hired by a clinic in Marble Falls.
Lugo now lives in a neurological rehabilitation facility in Florida, breathing through a tracheostomy and being fed through a tube.
She sought treatment at a Texas clinic after seeing a YouTube video featuring an Austin-area practice by Dr. Ludwig Johnson, an Instagram influencer with 1.9 million followers.
An image of a bottle of fentanyl in the room where Maria Elena Lugo Quelares was sedated during her stay at a Texas dental clinic. (Marble Falls Police Department)
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“They told the audience that 'cavitation' is a wound in the mouth where a tooth, such as a wisdom tooth, has been removed, and that its toxicity can be comparable to gangrene,” according to España's recent court filing. I explained it.”
España is seeking unspecified damages from the dental clinic after reaching a confidential settlement with Teague's estate last month.
