If this incident is the hospital's fault, the hospital must bear responsibility. If it has nothing to do with the hospital, the hospital does not have to bear responsibility.
Because the couple was preparing to have a child, Mr. Li took a pre-pregnancy check-up and found that he had gynecological diseases. On the morning of November 5, 2021, my wife, Ms. Hu, went to Mianyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital for minimally invasive surgical treatment, but unfortunately she was unable to get off the operating table and died that afternoon.
On the morning of November 9, 2021, Mianyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital responded that Ms. Hu underwent laparoscopy under general anesthesia (chocolate cyst removal, uterine lesion resection, and double fallopian tube intubation) in the hospital. ) During the operation, symptoms such as a rapid heart rate and rapid increase in body temperature suddenly occurred. The hospital immediately organized relevant municipal experts to rescue the patient. At 17:28, the patient was declared dead after the rescue failed. As for the cause of the patient's death, experts' preliminary opinion is that it is malignant hyperthermia, which is an extremely rare familial hereditary abnormal hypermetabolic muscle disease of skeletal muscles. It is related to congenital genes and generally has no symptoms. It may be induced by inhaled anesthetics and muscle relaxants.
Mr. Li said that he did not agree with the hospital's statement of "malignant hyperthermia" and hoped that the cause of his wife's death could be found out through an autopsy. If the hospital has a responsibility, it will safeguard its rights and interests in accordance with the law. The hospital and the family have reached an agreement to entrust a forensic institution to conduct an autopsy on the deceased. The hospital stated that they hope to find out the truth through the autopsy. If the hospital has responsibilities, it will never evade its responsibility, and the hospital will never shirk its responsibilities. Explosive malignant hyperthermia, the hospital said it was related to congenital genes
On Ms. Hu’s death notice, the death diagnosis was recorded: fulminant malignant hyperthermia, multiple organ failure, electrolyte imbalance, and bilateral ovarian chocolate cysts Waiting for 8 diagnoses. Ms. Hu's death dealt a serious blow to Mr. Li and his family, and they all found it difficult to accept this fact. On the morning of the 9th, some netizens posted the news on a local forum in Mianyang.
Mianyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital responded online:
The patient underwent laparoscopy under general anesthesia (chocolate cyst removal, uterine lesion resection, and double fallopian tube intubation) in our hospital During the operation (liquid drainage), symptoms such as increased heart rate and rapid increase in body temperature suddenly occurred. Our hospital immediately organized relevant municipal experts to rescue the patient. At 17:28, the patient was declared dead after the rescue failed. We deeply regret and deplore the unfortunate experience of the deceased and his family!
As for the cause of the patient's death, experts' preliminary opinion is malignant hyperthermia, which is an extremely rare familial hereditary abnormal hypermetabolic myopathy of skeletal muscle. It is related to congenital genes and generally has no symptoms. Inhaled anesthetics and Muscle relaxants may induce it.
There are still many limitations and unknowns in medicine. Like you, we are eagerly looking forward to the forensic identification agency clarifying the cause of death as soon as possible. During this period, if necessary, the hospital is willing to do its best to provide help to the family of the deceased. In this critical period of epidemic prevention and control, we also urge netizens to view this incident objectively and rationally, and do not believe or spread rumors. Thank you for your understanding! The family hopes to find out the cause of death, but the hospital says it will never shirk its responsibility
Mr. Li disagrees with the hospital's explanation of malignant hyperthermia as the cause of death and wants an autopsy. Mr. Li contacted the forensic appraisal agency, hoping to find out the cause of his wife's death. He said that if the hospital has responsibility, he will safeguard his rights and interests in accordance with the law. However, that afternoon, Mr. Li approached two agencies in Mianyang, but was rejected both times.
At the same time, in the online reply of Mianyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, it was mentioned as follows: On the night of November 5, 2021, our hospital negotiated with the family members overnight to reach a consensus, and the hospital jointly entrusted Chengdu A qualified forensic institution will conduct an autopsy on the deceased and sign an agreement. Affected by the epidemic, the judicial appraisal agency originally negotiated will not accept this business for the time being. On November 8, 2021, the family proposed that the Mianyang judicial appraisal agency conduct an autopsy on the deceased. At present, our hospital has respected the family's request and signed another agreement with the judicial authentication agency, and actively and quickly cooperated with the family to safeguard their rights according to law.
The relevant person in charge of the Publicity Department of Mianyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital said that they hope to find out the truth through the autopsy. If the hospital has responsibilities, it will never evade its responsibility, and it will never shirk its responsibilities.