Canadian-Greek Man in Coma After Dental Implants in Turkey; Family Cites Anesthesia Complications

A 53-year-old Greek-Canadian man is fighting for his life in intensive care at KAT Hospital in Athens after suffering severe brain damage following dental implant surgery in Antalya, Turkey, in late July. Alexandros Ziakas traveled with his wife, Maria Ziaka, for the procedure to place 12 implants. What was planned as a three-hour operation under sedation and local anesthesia was switched to general anesthesia when doctors said he wasn’t cooperating adequately, his wife said. The surgery la...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA