The girl was in a coma after surgery for appendicitis, the family proposed prosecution

On the morning of May 31, Mr. Nay Phi La, Director of Dak Lak Provincial Department of Health, said that the Department had received Mr. Nguyen Minh Duong’s application to report that his son was in a coma after surgery for appendicitis at the District Health Center. Krong Pak.

“We have assigned the Department Inspector, the Professional Council to review, evaluate and clarify the case” – Mr. Nay Phi La added.

Nguyen Ha Thao N. has been in a coma for nearly a month. Provide family photos

Previously, Mr. Nguyen Minh Duong (living in Krong Pak district) – the father of Nguyen Ha Thao N. (10 years old) sent an application to the relevant agencies to request to provide medical records and prosecute the case. clear.

According to Mr. Duong, on the evening of 4-5, the child complained of abdominal pain, so on May 5, his wife took him to the Krong Pak District Medical Center for examination. At this time, the doctor diagnosed her with appendicitis, and had to do surgery to remove it. During the operation, his wife saw that the doctors and nurses seemed very worried, ran in and out to get the equipment to bring in. At the end of the operation, for some reason, the doctor called the family to wake the baby up while the baby was still on the stretcher, in the operating room, not the recovery room.

Because he was in a coma, he was transferred to the Central Highlands General Hospital within the day, but he still didn’t see any progress. At noon on May 7, Duong’s family transferred the child to Children’s Hospital 2 – Ho Chi Minh City and is still in a coma. After he filed a complaint, the hospital contacted him and asked for a support of 15 million VND from the hospital’s source and the surgical team contributed, but the family did not accept it and asked for clarification.

“After nearly 1 month, my baby is still in a coma. The family wants to know what really happened during the operation and whether to save my baby in time. At the same time, they request the authorities to initiate the prosecution. the case to clarify the case “- Mr. Duong said angrily.

Mr. Bui Khac Hung, Director of Krong Pak District Medical Center, said that N. went to the center for appendicectomy and there was no problem with anesthesia and surgery. However, after the operation, the baby fell into a coma. In the past few days, the center and Children’s Hospital 2 have often discussed but still do not know the reason why.

“This is an unexpected incident. Mr. Duong’s family is facing difficulties, so the center asked for a small amount of support, but he did not accept it. We are also updating the case report with the Department of Health.” – Mr. Hung added.