"Doctor Convicted of IV Bag Tampering in Coworker's Death"

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Source: The Associated Press
"Doctor Convicted of IV Bag Tampering in Coworker's Death"
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Dallas anesthesiologist Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr. was convicted of tampering with IV bags at a surgical center, leading to the death of a coworker and causing cardiac emergencies for several patients. Prosecutors stated that Ortiz surreptitiously placed tainted IV bags into a warming bin at the facility and waited for them to be used in his colleagues' surgeries. He faces up to 190 years in prison and was found guilty of multiple counts of tampering with consumer products resulting in serious bodily injury and intentional adulteration of a drug.

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