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Husband’s anger at hospital death
DOCTORS failed to save the life of a mother-of-three suffering from an alcoholic liver disease, an inquest has heard.
Marion Anderson, 50, from Tiber Gardens, King’s Cross, died at the Whittington Hospital in Highgate in September last year after complications in a medical procedure, St Pancras Coroner’s Court heard.
She was admitted to hospital after collapsing at home when her liver failed, and then collapsed a second time at the hospital, causing a brain haemorrhage.
Gastroenterologist Dr Voi Shim Wong told the inquest her liver failure had resulted in liquid on the lungs and abdominal swelling and she was moved to the intensive treatment unit (ITU), where staff attempted to drain the fluid from Mrs Anderson’s abdomen.
Dr Wong told the court that a catheter procedure undertaken by two junior doctors failed to remove any fluid, while a second attempt by a senior house doctor succeeded in draining three litres of fluid.
ITU staff then noticed blood in the fluid, caused when the second draining procedure ruptured her abdomen.
Mrs Anderson’s condition continued to deteriorate throughout the night and she died early the next morning.
A post mortem found the cause of death was an acute haemorrhage in her abdomen caused by the draining procedure.
After the inquest, Mr Anderson expressed his “extreme disappointment” at the standard of care given to his wife.
Verdict: death as the result of an accidental adverse healthcare event.
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