October 30, 2009 - Lawsuit Expected in Florida Spa Death

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The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Friday while attorneys for Rohie Kah-Orukotan's family had yet to file a lawsuit against Weston Medspa, the lawyers questioned drug dosage levels used in the Sept. 25 liposuction procedure.

Kah-Orukotan, of Miramar, was declared brain dead after slipping into a coma and was taken off life support Oct. 9.

The family's attorney questioned why the anesthetic Propofol was used in the procedure by Dr. Omar J. Brito-Marin.

He said the ideal use of Propofol is "in hospital settings that have appropriate emergency mechanisms to deal with a medical emergency."

"It's dangerous in that (hospital) environment. It shouldn't have been administered in a tanning salon," he said.

The attorney who represents Brito-Marin insists the proper levels of Propofol, as well as the local anesthetic lidocaine, were used.

"The dosages were clearly within proper-standard-of-care limits," he told the Sun Sentinel.

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