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On October 14, the Quang Ngai Province Health Department said that the Health Department had received an initial report on a case of a woman who died after a cesarean delivery.
According to the report, the PTKD woman (25 years old, living in Son Mau Commune, Son Tay District, Quang Ngai Province), was hospitalized by members of her family at Phuc Hung Private General Hospital at 7 in the morning of October 13. Here, doctors diagnose pregnant women at 2.39 weeks of pregnancy, showing signs of labor. Because there was an old incision in the first pregnancy, this time the woman was assigned a cesarean section.
Phuc Hung Private General Hospital. Photo: Tran
At 10 o’clock in the morning of the same day, the pregnant women were taken to the operating room and underwent spinal anesthesia with Bupivacaine WPW Spinal 0.5% Heavy. Only 5 minutes later, the woman appeared buttock numbness and leg spasms.
At this time, the surgical team managed through the use of general anesthesia for pregnant women and emergency cesarean section, and at the same time provided emergency support in accordance with the regulations. Woman D’s newborn girl was born safe and sound weighing 3 kg. The women still showed general seizure symptoms and continued to receive active resuscitation. After about 4 hours, the illness did not improve and she was transferred to Quang Ngai General Hospital. At 5:00 pm on October 13, the woman continued to be transferred to Da Nang, with a poor prognosis. However, on the way to the emergency room, the woman died.
According to Phuc Hung Private General Hospital, the cause of death was determined by the patient who suffered anesthetic poisoning during the cesarean section. “The procedure to perform spinal anesthesia on pregnant D is carried out according to the regulations. But soon, the patient showed signs of anesthetic intoxication affecting the nervous system, heart and blood vessels. When it was detected, the operational team also correctly implemented steps to manage the symptoms of anesthetic poisoning. But unfortunately, the patient still does not survive, “said Dr. Ho Van Quang, Head of the Department of Resuscitation Anesthesia at the Hospital, said private general practitioner Phuc Hung.
After the death of the woman, the hospital sent an apology, shared it so that the woman’s family understood and took her home to address the situation. The functional forces also investigated and identified the cause of maternal death.
In medicine, anesthetic poisoning represents 1 / 10,000 cases. The incidence of anesthetic poisoning is extremely low, but the death rate from anesthetic poisoning is very high.
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