What caused airman to lose legs after gall bladder surgery?
A 20-year-old airman was in serious condition today at the University of California Davis Medical Center after losing both legs in what family members said was a botched surgery to remove his gall bladder. Photo: Airman Loses Legs After Gall Bladder Surgery: Family Says Military Doctors Waited Too Long to Get Him Help He Needed Airman 1st Class Colton Read had both his legs amputated after complications during gall bladder surgery at Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base. (Travis Air Force Base/ABC News) The complications that forced doctors to amputate Airman 1st Class Colton Read’s legs occurred after surgeons at Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base punctured Read’s aorta, according to family members.
