Fatal anaphylactic reaction not managed, court numbs hospital and obstetrician
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October - 2024, Posted On: 01 October 2024
A middle-aged woman was diagnosed with dysfunctional uterine bleeding. The obstetrician performed non-descent vaginal hysterectomy. The intra-operative period was uneventful.
The patient complained of nausea few hours after regaining consciousness. Allegedly, a compounder administered an antiemetic injection. Almost immediately, the patient suffered a severe anaphylactic reaction.
She was taken to another hospital and remained admitted for few days, but to no avail. She was declared brain dead and lived in a vegetative state.