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Newport Woman Died Following Operating Theatre Complication (16 January 2012)

Date: 16/01/2012
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Newport Woman Died Following Operating Theatre Complication

A coroner in Gwent has heard the inquest of a woman who died when an experienced surgeon removed the wrong organ during keyhole kidney surgery. In July 2010, Amy Joyce Francis, aged 77, was scheduled to have her kidney removed by surgeons at the Royal Gwent Hospital but instead, a surgeon mistakenly attempted to take out her liver. The woman, who resided in Newport, died following suffering a heart attack caused by blood loss.

The inquest was informed that Mrs. Francis agreed to keyhole surgery to remove a cancerous kidney. Mr. Adam Carter, the consultant urologist, requested that a trainee surgeon remove the kidney under his supervision. The operation went as expected until surgeons discovered that the kidney was surrounded by more fluid than usual. The trainee surgeon lost confidence and failed to remove the kidney. However, Mr. Carter went to remove what he believed to be Mrs Francis's kidney and carried out the normal procedure for the removal of organs. However, the anaesthetist found that Mrs. Francis’ blood pressure fell dramatically and Mr. Carter immediately realised that he had pulled on her liver and had torn the organ. Two senior surgeons tried to save Mrs. Francis yet their efforts proved unsuccessful.

Mr. Carter said that he believed that the peritoneum was breached and that the liver had fallen down, becoming more accessible than usual. Mr. Carter told of how modifications had been made to the operating following Mrs. Francis’ death. David Bowen, Gwent’s coroner, chronicled a narrative verdict.

Duncan Lewis’ personal injury solicitors are able to advise clients who have been left unhappy with the results of surgical procedures.

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