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The Ministry of Health was involved in the death of breast augmentation at 1A Hospital

After directing through the hotline for the case of a female patient who died during breast augmentation surgery at 1A Hospital, on March 21, the Medical Examination and Treatment Administration, the Ministry of Health sent an urgent dispatch to the Department of Health. HCMC.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, suggested that the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City urgently verify and clarify the above information and complaints and take measures to handle violations according to regulations. by law (if any). The Department must also urgently report to the Ministry of Health (the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment) and publicize the verification results on the mass media.

The Department of Medical Examination and Treatment suggested that the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City should continue to strengthen inspection, inspection and legal education for medical examination and treatment facilities that strictly implement medical examination and treatment. disease according to regulations. The urgent dispatch emphasizes that the Department of Health of this city needs to report the results to the Ministry of Health (the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment) before March 25.

The Ministry of Health was involved in the death of breast augmentation at 1A Hospital
According to her family, Ms. N. was found dead.

Previously, as VietNamNet reported, the incident happened on March 18, the victim was a female NTNN (SN 1989, Dong Thap hometown), was found dead by her family at Hospital 1A (Orthopedic Hospital) – Rehabilitation HCMC, under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs).

According to family members, at 11:30 on March 18, Ms. N. was hospitalized for breast augmentation surgery at Hospital 1A and died. The family said that they had to search each room by themselves to find out where Ms. N. was lying.

Right after that, via the hotline, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue asked the hospital to quickly report the incident. According to this report, the NTNN patient (33 years old, from Dong Thap province) had bilateral thoracic hypoplasia (small breasts) and required breast plastic surgery and was referred to 1A Hospital by Dr. Nguyen Van Thiet (also known as 1A Hospital). called Ho Chi Minh City Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Hospital) perform surgery.

Patients are examined and tested preoperatively according to hospital procedures. The treatment method is breast augmentation surgery with gel bags; Anesthesia method is endotracheal anesthesia.

The surgeon is Nguyen Van Thiet, has a practicing certificate issued by the Ministry of Health to supplement the scope of medical examination and treatment of plastic surgery, has a labor contract with Hospital 1A.

Anesthesiologist and resuscitation doctor is Vo Van Tuan, who has a certificate of medical examination and treatment specializing in anesthesiology and resuscitation, and has a labor contract with 1A Hospital.

Ngoc Trang – Hong Phuc

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